IN SB0438 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-30 - Senator Ruckelshaus added as second author
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-30 - Senator Ruckelshaus added as second author
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Bias motivated crimes. Makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that the crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual. Requires law enforcement agencies to report bias motivated crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Title
Bias motivated crimes. Makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that the crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual. Requires law enforcement agencies to report bias motivated crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-30 | Senate | Senator Ruckelshaus added as second author |
| 2017-01-12 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
| 2017-01-12 | Senate | Authored by Senator Glick |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/438/details |
| Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/3/6/1/33618153/SB0438.01.INTR.pdf |
