SB 324 — Criminal procedures.
Last action — Signed by the Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 06, 2025.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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9 sponsors
4 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Increases the penalty levels of crimes related to fentanyl. Provides that a court shall consider requiring certain persons charged with a crime of domestic violence to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail. Requires that a bail hearing for a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee be held in open court and provides that before releasing a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee on bail the court must review the probable cause affidavit or arrest warrant and impose money bail payable by surety bond or cash deposit. Provides that in accordance with IC 27-10-2-4.5(g)(2), a charitable bail organization may not pay money bail on behalf of a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee. Makes conforming changes.
Bill Text
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Read SB 324 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor
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Public Law 197
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker
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Senator Baldwin added as conferee
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Senator Pol removed as conferee
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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 561: yeas 89, nays 0
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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 524: yeas 48, nays 1
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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CCR # 1 filed in the House
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CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
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House conferees appointed: Jeter and Andrade
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House advisors appointed: McNamara, Steuerwald, Zimmerman and Pierce M
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Representative Bascom added as advisor
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Senate advisors appointed: Taylor G, Koch and Carrasco
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Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Pol
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Motion to dissent filed
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Senate dissented from House amendments
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Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
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Senator Alexander added as coauthor
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Returned to the Senate with amendments
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 400: yeas 92, nays 0
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Representative Andrade removed as cosponsor
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Representatives McNamara, Bascom, Andrade added as cosponsors
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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Representative Andrade added as cosponsor
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First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
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Referred to the House
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House sponsor: Representative Jeter
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 153: yeas 46, nays 3
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Amendment #2 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
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Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) prevailed; voice vote
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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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Senator Carrasco added as third author
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Senator Koch added as second author
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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
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Authored by Senator Freeman
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First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Sponsors
- Mike Andrade · Cosponsor
- Garrett Bascom · Cosponsor
- Wendy McNamara · Cosponsor
- Chris Jeter · Primary
- Daryl Schmitt · Cosponsor
- Scott Alexander · Cosponsor
- Cyndi Carrasco · Primary
- Eric Koch · Primary
- Aaron Freeman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Chris Jeter Republican
- Cyndi Carrasco Republican
- Eric Koch Republican
- Aaron Freeman Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Mike Andrade Democrat
- Garrett Bascom Republican
- Wendy McNamara Republican
- Daryl Schmitt Republican
- Scott Alexander Republican
Not signed on (141)
141 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 141 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 89 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Dant Chesser | — | Yea |
| Garcia Wilburn | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Republican | Yea |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Andrew Ireland | Republican | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Lopez | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Hunter Smith | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Commons | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Yocum | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Isa | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Dant Chesser | — | Yea |
| Garcia Wilburn | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Republican | Yea |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Ireland | Republican | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Not Voting |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Lopez | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Hunter Smith | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Commons | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Yocum | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Isa | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 6% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Nay |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 324 do?
- Increases the penalty levels of crimes related to fentanyl. Provides that a court shall consider requiring certain persons charged with a crime of domestic violence to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail. Requires that a bail hearing for a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee be held in open court and provides that before releasing a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee on bail the court must review the probable cause affidavit or arrest warrant and impose money bail payable by surety bond or cash deposit. Provides that in accordance with IC 27-10-2-4.5(g)(2), a charitable bail organization may not pay money bail on behalf of a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee. Makes conforming changes.
- Who sponsors SB 324?
- SB 324 is sponsored by Mike Andrade (Democrat), Garrett Bascom (Republican), Wendy McNamara (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), and Aaron Freeman (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 324?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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