Indiana House Bill 1526 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 22 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Hazing. Provides that a postsecondary educational institution must develop an educational plan on hazing. Requires a postsecondary educational institution to report incidents of hazing on the postsecondary educational institution's Internet web site. Amends the elements and penalty levels for the offense of hazing. Provides that any person who actively directs or engages in an act of hazing which results in the injury of another person, shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or peril to self or others, give reasonable assistance to the injured person. Provides that failure to seek assistance, in no serious bodily injury, is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that failure to seek assistance results in serious bodily injury the offense is a Level 6 felony. Provides that certain arguments are not a defense to hazing or contributory hazing.

Hazing. Provides that a postsecondary educational institution must develop an educational plan on hazing. Requires a postsecondary educational institution to report incidents of hazing on the postsecondary educational institution's Internet web site. Amends the elements and penalty levels for the offense of hazing. Provides that any person who actively directs or engages in an act of hazing which results in the injury of another person, shall, to the extent that the person can do so without danger or peril to self or others, give reasonable assistance to the injured person. Provides that failure to seek assistance, in no serious bodily injury, is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that failure to seek assistance results in serious bodily injury the offense is a Level 6 felony. Provides that certain arguments are not a defense to hazing or contributory hazing.

Rep. Terri Jo Austin [D]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Sen. John Ruckelshaus [R]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]
Sen. Timothy Lanane [D]

2019-02-21 - House - Third reading (Y: 85 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-04	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-02-22	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-21	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Ruckelshaus, Bohacek and Lanane
2019-02-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 85, nays 13
2019-02-20	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-18	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-17	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2019-01-17	House	Coauthored by Representative Clere
2019-01-17	House	Authored by Representative Austin

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1526/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/d/1/0/2d10d7f1/HB1526.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/b/9/dab9d67b/HB1526.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/b/3/3/6b33f5ba/HB1526.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/1/7/d/a17ddc30/HB1526.258.pdf