HB 1225 Indiana House · 2020 Regular Session

Public safety.

Summary
Removes the requirement that school buses have black reflective tape affixed on the bumpers and sides of the bus. Provides that, in certain instances, a person who: (1) fails to yield to an emergency vehicle; and (2) causes serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death to any person operating, occupying, or affiliated with the authorized emergency vehicle; commits a Level 6 felony. Provides that the offense of resisting law enforcement is a Level 6 felony if, while committing the offense of resisting law enforcement by forcibly resisting, obstructing, or interfering with a law enforcement officer, the person: (1) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or another person; and (2) has two or more prior unrelated convictions for resisting law enforcement. Provides that the offense of resisting law enforcement is a Level 6 felony if, while committing the offense of resisting law enforcement by fleeing from a law enforcement officer, the person has two or more prior unrelated convictions for resisting law enforcement. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020 Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Jan 29, 2020

How they voted

410
Passed
Total votes 41
Mar 3, 2020
D Democratic8
8 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 322: yeas 70, nays 15
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0)
senate
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 29, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-9-5)
house
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors