Senate Bill

SB 324

Criminal procedures.

In plain English

Increases the penalty levels for crimes related to fentanyl. Requires courts to consider a monitoring device as a bail condition for certain people charged with domestic violence. Requires open-court bail hearings and money bail for violent arrestees and repeat violent arrestees, bars charitable bail organizations from paying that bail, and makes other changes.

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Official digest

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.

Latest action: Signed by the Governor, May 6, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov

Authors and sponsors

Aaron Freeman, Eric Koch, Cyndi Carrasco, Chris Jeter

Co-authors and co-sponsors: Scott Alexander, Daryl Schmitt, Wendy McNamara, Garrett Bascom, Mike Andrade

Roll-call votes

4 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.

Senate · Feb 18, 2025

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: SB 324 - Freeman - 3rd Reading

Passed

46 yes3 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 39 yes, 0 noDemocrats: 6 yes, 3 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

House · Apr 8, 2025

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: SB 324 - Jeter - 3rd Reading

Passed

92 yes0 no8 did not vote

Republicans: 63 yes, 0 no, 7 did not voteDemocrats: 27 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes (92)

Did not vote (8)

House · Apr 24, 2025

Final vote: concurrence or conference report

Roll call text: SB 324 - Jeter

Passed

89 yes0 no11 did not vote

Republicans: 63 yes, 0 no, 7 did not voteDemocrats: 24 yes, 0 no, 4 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes (89)

Did not vote (11)

Senate · Apr 24, 2025

Final vote: concurrence or conference report

Roll call text: SB 324 - Freeman

Passed

48 yes1 no1 did not vote

Republicans: 38 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteDemocrats: 9 yes, 1 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.