Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 23 — Damage to a penal facility.

Last action — Public Law 100

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages a component of an automatic building fire suppression system that is located in a penal facility commits criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 100

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 306: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 318: yeas 89, nays 0

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. Senate advisors appointed: Taylor G and Crider

  11. Senate conferees appointed: Becker and Pol

  12. House conferees appointed: Ledbetter and Gore

  13. House advisors appointed: Negele, McNamara, Pierce M and Shackleford

  14. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  15. Senate dissented from House amendments

  16. Motion to dissent filed

  17. Concurrence rescinded

  18. Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 240: yeas 20, nays 25

  19. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  20. Motion to concur filed

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 215: yeas 93, nays 0

  22. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  23. Representative Negele added as cosponsor

  24. Representative McNamara added as cosponsor

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

  27. Referred to the House

  28. Cosponsor: Representative Ledbetter

  29. House sponsor: Representative Gore

  30. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 58: yeas 47, nays 2

  31. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  32. Senators Bohacek, Freeman, Glick added as coauthors

  33. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  34. Authored by Senators Becker and Crider

  35. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 23 do?
Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages a component of an automatic building fire suppression system that is located in a penal facility commits criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.
Who sponsors SB 23?
SB 23 is sponsored by Wendy McNamara (Republican), Sharon Negele, Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), Mitch Gore (Democrat), Michael Young (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), and Vaneta Becker (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 23?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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