The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 160 on mask as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing authored by Sen. Deery. The bill makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. The Committee amended the bill by consent to eliminate the list of mask types and replace it with the definition of a mask. The … [Read more...] about Mask as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing
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Criminal law matters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 252 on criminal law matters authored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Carrasco. The bill does the following: The Committee amended the bill by consent to create the new offense of malicious littering as a class A misdemeanor. The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Anti-Defamation League, and Indianapolis Jewish C … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters
Criminal procedures
S.E.A. 324, P.L. 197-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/324 … [Read more...] about Criminal procedures
Public safety
H.E.A. 1014, P.L. 218-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1014 … [Read more...] about Public safety
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