Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 252 — Death penalty.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate interim study committee the topics of: (1) death sentences; (2) life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; and (3) circumstances justifying the imposition of: (A) a death sentence; or (B) life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 46, nays 1

  4. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  5. Senator Brown L added as second author

  6. House sponsor: Representative Shackleford

  7. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  8. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  9. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  10. Authored by Senator Boots

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 252 do?
Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate interim study committee the topics of: (1) death sentences; (2) life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; and (3) circumstances justifying the imposition of: (A) a death sentence; or (B) life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Who sponsors SB 252?
SB 252 is sponsored by Philip Boots, Liz Brown (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), and Robin Shackleford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 252?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 252?
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