Indiana House Bill 1359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: Passed on March 22 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-22 - Public Law 198
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Drug dealing resulting in death. Makes manufacturing or dealing certain controlled substances resulting in the death of a user: (1) a Level 1 felony if the controlled substance is cocaine, methamphetamine, or a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance; (2) a Level 2 felony if the controlled substance is a schedule IV controlled substance; and (3) a Level 3 felony if the controlled substance is a schedule V controlled substance or a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance. Makes conforming amendments.

Drug dealing resulting in death. Makes manufacturing or dealing certain controlled substances resulting in the death of a user: (1) a Level 1 felony if the controlled substance is cocaine, methamphetamine, or a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance; (2) a Level 2 felony if the controlled substance is a schedule IV controlled substance; and (3) a Level 3 felony if the controlled substance is a schedule V controlled substance or a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance. Makes conforming amendments.

Rep. Gregory Steuerwald [R]	Rep. Thomas Washburne [R]	Rep. Kevin Mahan [R]	Rep. Scott Pelath [D]
Sen. Michael Young [R]	Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]	Sen. James Merritt [R]
Sen. Joseph Zakas [R]	Sen. Travis Holdman [R]

2018-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 41 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-13 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 85 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-01-22 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-01-17 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-22	House	Public Law 198
2018-03-22	House	Signed by the Governor
2018-03-21	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2018-03-12	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2018-03-08	House	Signed by the Speaker
2018-02-28	Senate	Returned to the House without amendments
2018-02-27	Senate	Senators Zakas and Holdman added as cosponsors
2018-02-27	Senate	Senator Merritt added as cosponsor
2018-02-27	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 41, nays 9
2018-02-26	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2018-02-22	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2018-02-15	Senate	Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2018-02-01	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2018-01-30	House	Referred to the Senate
2018-01-29	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Young M, Houchin and Freeman
2018-01-29	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 66: yeas 85, nays 12
2018-01-25	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2018-01-22	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2018-01-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2018-01-18	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2018-01-16	House	Representatives Washburne, Mahan, Pelath added as coauthors
2018-01-11	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2018-01-11	House	Authored by Representative Steuerwald

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/house/1359/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/0/d/8/90d8aba8/HB1359.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/2/b/2/b2b212aa/HB1359.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/3/9/6039fb04/HB1359.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/3/a/a/13aa377d/HB1359.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/b/c/0/6bc01cec/HB1359.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/2/a/6/a2a6d467/HB1359.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/9/9/e/399e5bb0/HB1359.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/3/3/c/333c2c65/HB1359.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/0/2/6/50262ca0/HB1359.05.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/d/a/3/cda3541e/HB1359.05.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/6/b/4/b6b4675c/HB1359.06.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/6/9/8/06983cf0/HB1359.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/b/3/45b3ceff/HB1359.02.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/a/8/ada8cc8e/HB1359.66.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/d/2/d/0d2d17b6/HB1359.03.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/5/9/f/f59f3bdf/HB1359.04.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/b/c/9/bbc9b0c3/HB1359.262.pdf