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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 324: Criminal procedures.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 324 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal procedures. Primary sponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Signed by the Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Increases the penalty levels of crimes related to fentanyl. Provides that a court shall consider requiring certain persons charged with a crime of domestic violence to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail. Requires that a bail hearing for a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee be held in open court and provides that before releasing a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee on bail the court must review the probable cause affidavit or arrest warrant and impose money bail payable by surety bond or cash deposit. Provides that in accordance with IC 27-10-2-4.5(g)(2), a charitable bail organization may not pay money bail on behalf of a violent arrestee or a repeat violent arrestee. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris JeterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Cyndi CarrascoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Eric KochPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Aaron FreemanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Scott AlexanderCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Mike AndradeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Garrett BascomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Wendy McNamaraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Daryl SchmittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Public Law 197
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker
  5. Senator Baldwin added as conferee
  6. Senator Pol removed as conferee
  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 561: yeas 89, nays 0
  8. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 524: yeas 48, nays 1
  9. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  10. CCR # 1 filed in the House
  11. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
  12. House conferees appointed: Jeter and Andrade

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source