Indiana House Bill 1379 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Unborn children. Modifies the definition of "human being" in the criminal code to include an unborn child. Removes applicability language concerning certain abortions in the wrongful death or injury of a child statutes. Clarifies the duress defense relating to culpability. Repeals the section that provides that the homicide chapter does not apply to certain abortions. Removes language from the murder, manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter statutes regarding intentionally killing a fetus. Repeals the crime of feticide. Repeals the section that concerns the applicability of certain crimes related to abortion, the termination of a pregnancy, or the killing of a fetus. Provides that the homicide and battery chapters apply to a victim who is an unborn child.

Unborn children.

Rep. Lorissa Sweet [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2024-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Sweet

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1379/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1379/HB1379.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1379/fiscal-notes/HB1379.01.INTR.FN001.pdf