The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 251 on penalties for prior OWI convictions authored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Carrasco for amend and vote. This bill: An amendment was introduced regarding federal highway administration funding, directing the budget director to review and determine before December 31, 2026, whether federal highway administration funding to the state … [Read more...] about Penalties for prior OWI convictions
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Death sentence and intellectual disabilities
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1432 on death sentence and intellectual disabilities authored by Rep. Bascom. The bill prohibits the State from seeking the death penalty against a defendant if a court determines at any time before trial that the defendant has an intellectual disability. (Under current law, the court must make this determination at … [Read more...] about Death sentence and intellectual disabilities
Criminal penalties
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 324 on criminal penalties sponsored by Rep. Jeter and Rep. Andrade. Author Sen. Freeman introduced the bill, which does the following: The bill was amended to do the following: The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana School Resource Officers’ Association, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Indiana F … [Read more...] about Criminal penalties