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House approves criminal law changes aimed at fentanyl dealers, adds procedural reforms
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 324 after debate that tightened penalties for fentanyl-related offenses, added bail-review provisions for violent arrestees and created new sentencing aggravators and mitigators. Supporters and critics clashed over whether tougher penalties or public-health investments better reduce deaths.
The Indiana House on April 8 approved Senate Bill 324, a wide-ranging criminal law measure that revises penalties for fentanyl-related offenses, mandates hearings before release on bail for certain violent arrestees, and adds both sentencing aggravators and a new mitigator for defendants who sought substance use disorder treatment.
Representative Gina, who presented the bill, said the House worked to reduce penalties that the Senate had increased and to maintain proportionality while addressing fentanyl trafficking and other violent offenses. "So the our work here attempted to do that on Senate Bill 3 24," the presenter said, summarizing adjustments to sentencing levels and procedural changes.
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