Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana SB324: Criminal procedures.
Status: Chaptered, May 6, 2025
Criminal procedures. Increases the penalty levels of crimes related to fentanyl. Provides that a court shall consider requiring certain persons charged with a crime of domestic violence to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail. Requires that a bail hearing for a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee be held in open court and provides that before releasing a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee on bail the court must review the probable cause affidavit or arrest warrant and impose money bail payable by surety bond or cash deposit. Provides that in accordance with IC 27-10-2-4.5(g)(2), a charitable bail organization may not pay money bail on behalf of a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee. Makes conforming changes.
Sponsors
- Aaron Freeman (R, SD-032) · primary sponsor
- Eric Koch (R, SD-044) · primary sponsor
- Carrasco, Cyndi (R) · primary sponsor
- Scott Alexander (R, SD-026)
- Daryl Schmitt (R, SD-048)
- Jeter, Chris (R)
- Wendy McNamara (R, HD-076)
- Garrett Bascom (R, HD-068)
- Mike Andrade (D, HD-012)
Votes
- Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (April 24, 2025): 48 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (April 24, 2025): 89 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House - Third reading (April 8, 2025): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate - Third reading (February 18, 2025): 46 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
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