Indiana Senate Bill 240

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-20 - Representatives McNamara and Andrade added as cosponsors
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Public safety. Provides that a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly operates a vehicle in a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid commits reckless driving, a Class B misdemeanor, and increases the penalty if certain circumstances apply. Specifies that a person may request specialized driving privileges even after the initial hearing. Specifies that a vehicle used to commit reckless driving involving a rotational skid or obstruction of traffic involving a rotational skid is subject to seizure for purposes of civil forfeiture if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for the offense. Increases the penalty for resisting law enforcement to a Level 5 felony if a person operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person. Makes conforming amendments.

Public safety.

Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]	Sen. Cyndi Carrasco [R]	Sen. J.D. Ford [D]	Sen. Scott Baldwin [R]
Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]	Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]	Rep. Mike Andrade [D]

2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 45 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-20	House	Representatives McNamara and Andrade added as cosponsors
2024-02-12	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2024-02-07	Senate	Referred to the House
2024-02-06	Senate	Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
2024-02-06	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
2024-02-06	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 45, nays 3
2024-02-05	Senate	Senator Carrasco added as second author
2024-02-05	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2024-02-05	Senate	Amendment #3 (Pol) failed; voice vote
2024-02-05	Senate	Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
2024-01-30	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2024-01-11	Senate	Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
2024-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2024-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senator Freeman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/240/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/SB0240.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/SB0240.02.COMS.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/SB0240.03.ENGS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024001.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024008.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024007.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024006.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0240.01.INTR.AMS04.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0240.01.INTR.AMS01.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/amendments/SB0240.02.COMS.AMS003.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/amendments/SB0240.02.COMS.AMS002.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/amendments/SB0240.02.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024009.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024011.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-amendments/drafts/AM024010.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/fiscal-notes/SB0240.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/votesheets/SB0240.01.INTR.03.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/committee-reports/SB0240.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/fiscal-notes/SB0240.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/fiscal-notes/SB0240.03.ENGS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/fiscal-notes/SB0240.03.ENGS.FN002.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0240/rollcalls/SB0240.139_S.pdf