Indiana House Bill 1240

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Public Law 148
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Criminal law issues. Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain circumstances; and (5) defining "abusive head trauma" and permitting it to be used as an aggravating circumstance. Makes unlawful carrying of a handgun by a child a waivable offense. Specifies that "telephone sales call" includes certain types of electronically transmitted information. Makes certain other changes for consistency.

Criminal law issues.

Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]

Rep. Alex Zimmerman [R]

Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]

2024-03-06 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-13	House	Public Law 148
2024-03-13	House	Signed by the Governor
2024-03-12	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2024-03-11	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2024-03-11	House	Signed by the Speaker
2024-03-06	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 300: yeas 93, nays 0
2024-03-06	House	Motion to concur filed
2024-03-05	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2024-03-05	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 47, nays 1
2024-02-27	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2024-02-27	Senate	Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
2024-02-22	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-02-07	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2024-01-31	House	Referred to the Senate
2024-01-30	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 89: yeas 95, nays 0
2024-01-30	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman
2024-01-29	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2024-01-25	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2024-01-22	House	Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor
2024-01-09	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2024-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Steuerwald
2024-01-09	House	Coauthored by Representative McNamara

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1240/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/HB1240.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/HB1240.02.COMH.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/HB1240.03.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/HB1240.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/HB1240.05.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM124004.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM124002.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM124001.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1240.02.COMH.AMS08.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM124007.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM124006.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM124005.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1240.02.COMH.AMS04.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1240.02.COMH.AMS02.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/amendments/HB1240.03.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/votesheets/HB1240.01.INTR.00.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-reports/HB1240.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/votesheets/HB1240.02.COMH.00.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/committee-reports/HB1240.02.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.04.ENGS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.04.ENGS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/fiscal-notes/HB1240.05.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/rollcalls/HB1240.89_H.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/rollcalls/HB1240.281_S.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1240/rollcalls/HB1240.300_H.pdf