Resisting law enforcement.
HB 1188 increases penalties for individuals who resist law enforcement officers during lawful arrests or investigations. The bill directly affects people who physically obstruct or oppose police actions, raising the severity of potential criminal charges. Key provisions involve raising the level of offenses (e.g., elevating some resistances to higher misdemeanor or felony classifications) and increasing potential sentencing ranges. This bill focuses on modifying penalty structures without changing definitions of resistance or adding new enforcement requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced House Bill (H)
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House Bill (S)
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MODERATE
This bill was significantly rewritten from a law enforcement resistance bill to a habitual drunk driving law. The original text focused on penalties for resisting police, while the new version establishes stricter penalties for repeat drunk driving offenders.
Scope change
The bill's scope completely changed from addressing law enforcement resistance to addressing habitual drunk driving violations.
SCOPE
Removed all provisions related to resisting law enforcement, including penalties for interfering with officers and fleeing police.
ELIGIBILITY
Added new criteria for habitual violators, including people with two or three drunk driving convictions within ten years.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the statute citation from IC 35-44.1-3-1 (resisting law enforcement) to IC 9-30-10-4 (drunk driving).
Added specific blood alcohol concentration thresholds and dates for different drunk driving offenses.
Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
95–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 100
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican70
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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