HB1030: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Repeal of the death penalty.

Legislators

Actions (4 total)

• Jan 13, 2025, 8:39 AM: Representative Genda added as coauthor
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:52 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:52 AM: Authored by Representative Morris
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:52 AM: Coauthored by Representatives Judy and Teshka

Digest

Repeals the law concerning the imposition and execution of death sentences and makes conforming amendments. Specifies that if a person was sentenced to death and is awaiting execution of the death sentence, the person's death sentence is commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Provides that when a defendant is charged with a murder for which the state seeks a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, the defendant may file a petition alleging that the defendant is an individual with an intellectual disability. Provides that if a defendant who is determined to be an individual with an intellectual disability is convicted of murder, the court may sentence the defendant only to a fixed term of imprisonment.