Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 138
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 24-4-22; IC 35-52-24-20.5.
Synopsis: Sale of low THC products to persons less than 21. Provides
that: (1) it is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to recklessly,
knowingly, or intentionally sell, barter, exchange, provide, or furnish
a product containing low THC hemp extract to a minor; (2) the offense
is Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated conviction
under the statute; and (3) the offense is a Level 6 felony if the
consumption, ingestion, or use of the product containing low THC
hemp extract is the proximate cause of the serious bodily injury or
death of any person.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Bohacek
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
Law.
2025 IN 138—LS 6526/DI 92 Introduced
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 138
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade
regulation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 24-4-22-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "minor" means a person
4 less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
5 SECTION 2. IC 24-4-22-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
6 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
7 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to
8 recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally sell, barter, exchange,
9 provide, or furnish a product containing low THC hemp extract to
10 a minor.
11 (b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is:
12 (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated
13 conviction under this section; and
14 (2) a Level 6 felony if the consumption, ingestion, or use of the
15 product containing low THC hemp extract is the proximate
16 cause of the serious bodily injury or death of any person.
17 SECTION 3. IC 35-52-24-20.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
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1 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 20.5. IC 24-4-22-5 defines crimes
3 concerning the sale of a product containing low THC hemp extract
4 to a minor.
2025 IN 138—LS 6526/DI 92