Indiana Senate Bill 164 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - First Reading: Referred to Corrections & Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Relocates the definition of "crime of violence" and makes conforming amendments. Removes advisory sentences and the sentencing cap for crimes committed in a single episode of criminal conduct. Makes sentences for the following crimes nonsuspendible: (1) Murder and Level 1 felonies. (2) Level 2 or Level 3 felonies if the person has a prior felony conviction. (3) Level 4 and Level 5 felonies if the person has a prior conviction and completed the sentence for the prior felony less than 10 years before commission of the current felony. Changes the penalty enhancement for nonsupport of a child from a Level 6 felony to a Level 5 felony if the person has a previous conviction for the offense. Changes the procedure for a court to lower the penalty for a person convicted of nonsupport of a child. Provides that "enhancing circumstance", as used to increase the penalty for certain drug offenses: (1) applies to a prior conviction committed in any jurisdiction; (2) includes a conspiracy or an attempt; (3) applies when the offense is committed within 1,000 feet of a school, park, family housing complex, or youth program center (current law is 500 feet and does not include a family housing complex or youth program center); and (4) does not require that, with respect to offenses committed near a school or public park, a minor is reasonably expected to be present. Specifies that "manufacturing", for purposes of the statute prohibiting the manufacture of marijuana, applies to the production and propagation of marijuana. Increases the penalties for certain offenses involving dealing or possession of controlled substances. Allows the state to seek to have a person sentenced as a habitual vehicular substance offender for any vehicular substance offense by alleging that the person has accumulated two

Criminal law.

Sen. Randall Head [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-08	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Corrections & Criminal Law
2014-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Randall Head

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/senate/164/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/8/5/f/785fcd6f/SB0164.01.INTR.pdf