Indiana Senate Bill 158

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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. 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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2025-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Freeman
2025-01-08	Senate	Withdrawn

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/158/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0158/SB0158.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0158/fiscal-notes/SB0158.01.INTR.FN001.pdf