Indiana House Bill 1238

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Passed on March 12 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Public Law 85
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Competency evaluation. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to establish a training program to certify a competency evaluator to assist a court in determining competency. Provides that certain licensed individuals may examine a defendant and testify as to whether the defendant can understand the criminal proceedings and assist in the preparation of the defendant's defense. Allows a court to dismiss criminal charges, without prejudice if the defendant has a certain diagnosis and the defendant is charged with a misdemeanor or Level 6 felony. Makes conforming changes.

Competency evaluation.

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]	Rep. Jennifer Meltzer [R]	Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]	Rep. Mitch Gore [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Michael Crider [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2024-03-05 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 87 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 43 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12	House	Public Law 85
2024-03-12	House	Signed by the Governor
2024-03-08	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2024-03-07	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2024-03-07	House	Signed by the Speaker
2024-03-05	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 282: yeas 87, nays 2
2024-03-05	House	Motion to concur filed
2024-03-01	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2024-02-29	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 220: yeas 43, nays 6
2024-02-27	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2024-02-27	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-02-22	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-02-12	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2024-02-06	House	Referred to the Senate
2024-02-05	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 97, nays 0
2024-02-05	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Messmer, Crider
2024-02-01	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-01-30	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-01-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2024-01-25	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-01-09	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2024-01-09	House	Authored by Representative McNamara
2024-01-09	House	Coauthored by Representatives Meltzer, Steuerwald, Gore

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1238/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/HB1238.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/HB1238.02.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/HB1238.03.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/HB1238.04.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/HB1238.05.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1238.01.INTR.AMH02.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1238.02.COMH.AMH03.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1238.03.COMH.AMS05.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1238.03.COMH.AMS04.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/amendments/HB1238.04.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/votesheets/HB1238.01.INTR.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-reports/HB1238.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/votesheets/HB1238.02.COMH.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-reports/HB1238.02.COMH.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/votesheets/HB1238.03.COMH.00.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/committee-reports/HB1238.03.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.04.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.04.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.04.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/fiscal-notes/HB1238.05.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/rollcalls/HB1238.138_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/rollcalls/HB1238.220_S.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1238/rollcalls/HB1238.282_H.pdf