Legislative record

SB 240STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Public safety.

Provides that a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly operates a vehicle in a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid commits reckless driving, a Class B misdemeanor, and increases the penalty if certain circumstances apply. Specifies that a person may request specialized driving privileges even after the initial hearing. Specifies that a vehicle used to commit reckless driving involving a rotational skid or obstruction of traffic involving a rotational skid is subject to seizure for purposes of civil forfeiture if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for the offense. Increases the penalty for resisting law enforcement to a Level 5 felony if a person operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person. Makes conforming amendments.

Voted 2/20/2024

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

44 yea·3 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/20/2024Representatives McNamara and Andrade added as cosponsors
  2. 2/12/2024First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
  3. 2/7/2024Referred to the House
  4. 2/6/2024Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 45, nays 3
  5. 2/6/2024House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
  6. 2/6/2024Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
  7. 2/5/2024Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
  8. 2/5/2024Senator Carrasco added as second author
  9. 2/5/2024Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  10. 2/5/2024Amendment #3 (Pol) failed; voice vote