Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0245 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 245
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 16-34-6-5; IC 16-42-22.5; IC 35-48-2-10;
7	7	IC 35-52-16.
8	8	Synopsis: Abortion inducing drugs. Provides that a person who
9	9	knowingly or intentionally engages in the use of an abortion inducing
10	10	drug, including Mifepristone or Misoprostol, on a pregnant woman
11	11	without the knowledge or consent of the pregnant woman, commits a
12	12	Level 5 felony. Prohibits a person from knowingly or intentionally
13	13	sending Mifepristone or Misoprostol to another person located in
14	14	Indiana, if the other person located in Indiana possesses the
15	15	Mifepristone or Misoprostol. Provides that each offense is a Class A
16	16	misdemeanor with a Level 6 felony for subsequent offenses. Adds
17	17	Mifepristone and Misoprostol to the list of Schedule IV drugs.
18	18	Effective: July 1, 2025.
19	19	Johnson T, Brown L
20	20	January 9, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
21	21	Services.
22	22	2025 IN 245—LS 6758/DI 107 Introduced
23	23	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
24	24	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
25	25	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
26	26	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
27	27	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
28	28	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
29	29	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
30	30	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
31	31	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
32	32	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
33	33	SENATE BILL No. 245
34	34	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
35	35	health.
36	36	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
37	37	1 SECTION 1. IC 16-34-6-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.93-2022,
38	38	2 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
39	39	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
40	40	4 coerces a pregnant woman to have an abortion commits a Level 6
41	41	5 felony.
42	42	6 (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally engages in the use
43	43	7 of an abortion inducing drug, including Mifepristone and
44	44	8 Misoprostol, on a pregnant woman without the knowledge or
45	45	9 consent of the pregnant woman, commits a Level 5 felony.
46	46	10 (c) An offense described in subsection (b) is a Level 4 felony if
47	47	11 the unborn child is more than three (3) months of gestational age.
48	48	12 SECTION 2. IC 16-42-22.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
49	49	13 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
50	50	14 JULY 1, 2025]:
51	51	15 Chapter 22.5. Drugs: Mifepristone and Misoprostol Restrictions
52	52	16 Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to:
53	53	17 (1) the transport of Mifepristone or Misoprostol from a
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55	55	1 person in another state in continuous transit through Indiana
56	56	2 to a person in another state; or
57	57	3 (2) the shipping of Mifepristone or Misoprostol to a hospital
58	58	4 or pharmacy.
59	59	5 Sec. 2. A person commits unlawful sending of Mifepristone or
60	60	6 Misoprostol, a Class A misdemeanor, if:
61	61	7 (1) the person knowingly or intentionally sends Mifepristone
62	62	8 or Misoprostol to another person located in Indiana; and
63	63	9 (2) the other person located in Indiana possesses the
64	64	10 Mifepristone or Misoprostol.
65	65	11 However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior
66	66	12 unrelated conviction for a violation of this section.
67	67	13 SECTION 3. IC 35-48-2-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.84-2024,
68	68	14 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
69	69	15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. (a) The controlled substances listed in this
70	70	16 section are included in schedule IV.
71	71	17 (b) Narcotic drugs. Unless specifically excepted in a rule adopted
72	72	18 by the board or unless listed in another schedule, any material,
73	73	19 compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following
74	74	20 narcotic drugs, or their salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or
75	75	21 alkaloid, in the following limited quantities:
76	76	22 (1) Not more than 1 milligram of difenoxin (9618) and not less
77	77	23 than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.
78	78	24 (2) Dextropropoxyphene (alpha- (+)-4-dimethylamino-1,2-
79	79	25 diphenyl-3-methyl-2-propionoxybutane (9278).
80	80	26 (c) Depressants. Unless specifically excepted in a rule adopted by
81	81	27 the board or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound,
82	82	28 mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following
83	83	29 substances, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever
84	84	30 the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible
85	85	31 within the specific chemical designation:
86	86	32 Alfaxalone (2731).
87	87	33 Alprazolam (2882).
88	88	34 Barbital (2145).
89	89	35 Brexanolone (2400).
90	90	36 Bromazepam (2748).
91	91	37 Camazepam (2749).
92	92	38 Carisoprodol.
93	93	39 Chloral betaine (2460).
94	94	40 Chloral hydrate (2465).
95	95	41 Chlordiazepoxide (2744).
96	96	42 Clobazam (2751).
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98	98	1 Clonazepam (2737).
99	99	2 Clorazepate (2768).
100	100	3 Clotiazepam (2752).
101	101	4 Cloxazolam (2753).
102	102	5 Daridorexant (2410).
103	103	6 Delorazepam (2754).
104	104	7 Diazepam (2765).
105	105	8 Dichloralphenazone (2467).
106	106	9 Estazolam (2756).
107	107	10 Ethchlorvynol (2540).
108	108	11 Ethinamate (2545).
109	109	12 Ethyl loflazepate (2758).
110	110	13 Fludiazepam (2759).
111	111	14 Flunitrazepam (2763).
112	112	15 Flurazepam (2767).
113	113	16 Fospropofol (2138).
114	114	17 Halazepam (2762).
115	115	18 Haloxazolam (2771).
116	116	19 Ketazolam (2772).
117	117	20 Lemborexant (2245).
118	118	21 Loprazolam (2773).
119	119	22 Lorazepam (2885).
120	120	23 Lormetazepam (2774).
121	121	24 Mebutamate (2800).
122	122	25 Medazepam (2836).
123	123	26 Meprobamate (2820).
124	124	27 Methohexital (2264).
125	125	28 Methylphenobarbital (mephobarbital) (2250).
126	126	29 Midazolam (2884).
127	127	30 Nimetazepam (2837).
128	128	31 Nitrazepam (2834).
129	129	32 Nordiazepam (2838).
130	130	33 Oxazepam (2835).
131	131	34 Oxazolam (2839).
132	132	35 Paraldehyde (2585).
133	133	36 Petrichloral (2591).
134	134	37 Phenobarbital (2285).
135	135	38 Pinazepam (2883).
136	136	39 Prazepam (2764).
137	137	40 Quazepam (2881).
138	138	41 Remimazolam (2846).
139	139	42 Suvorexant (2223).
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141	141	1 Temazepam (2925).
142	142	2 Tetrazepam (2886).
143	143	3 Triazolam (2887).
144	144	4 Zaleplon (2781).
145	145	5 Zolpidem (Ambien) (2783).
146	146	6 Zopiclone (2784).
147	147	7 Zuranolone (2420).
148	148	8 (d) Stimulants. Unless specifically excepted in a rule adopted by the
149	149	9 board or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound,
150	150	10 mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following
151	151	11 substances having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system,
152	152	12 including its salts, isomers (whether optical, position, or geometric),
153	153	13 and salts of such isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers,
154	154	14 and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical
155	155	15 designation:
156	156	16 Cathine ((+)-norpseudoephedrine) (1230).
157	157	17 Diethylpropion (1610).
158	158	18 Fencamfamin (1760).
159	159	19 Fenproporex (1575).
160	160	20 Mazindol (1605).
161	161	21 Mefenorex (1580).
162	162	22 Modafinil (1680).
163	163	23 Pemoline (including organometallic complexes and chelates
164	164	24 thereof) (1530).
165	165	25 Phentermine (1640).
166	166	26 Pipradrol (1750).
167	167	27 Serdexmethylphenidate (1729).
168	168	28 Sibutramine (1675).
169	169	29 Solriamfetol (2-amino-3-phenylpropyl carbamate;
170	170	30 benzenepropanol, beta-amino-, carbamate (ester)) (1650).
171	171	31 SPA ((-)-1-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenylethane (1635).
172	172	32 (e) Other substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed
173	173	33 in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation
174	174	34 which contains any quantity of the following substances including its
175	175	35 salts:
176	176	36 Butorphanol (including its optical isomers) (9720).
177	177	37 Pentazocine (9709).
178	178	38 (f) Tramadol (Ultram).
179	179	39 (g) Mifepristone.
180	180	40 (h) Misoprostol.
181	181	41 (g) (i) The board may except by rule any compound, mixture, or
182	182	42 preparation containing any depressant substance listed in subsection
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184	184	1 (b), (c), (d), or (e), from the application of any part of this article if the
185	185	2 compound, mixture, or preparation contains one (1) or more active
186	186	3 medicinal ingredients not having a depressant effect on the central
187	187	4 nervous system, and if the admixtures are included therein in
188	188	5 combinations, quantity, proportion, or concentration that vitiate the
189	189	6 potential for abuse of the substances which have a depressant effect on
190	190	7 the central nervous system.
191	191	8 SECTION 4. IC 35-52-16-23.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.93-2022,
192	192	9 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
193	193	10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 23.5. IC 16-34-6-5 defines a crime crimes
194	194	11 concerning coerced abortion and the use of abortion inducing drugs
195	195	12 without the knowledge or consent of the pregnant woman.
196	196	13 SECTION 5. IC 35-52-16-90.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
197	197	14 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
198	198	15 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 90.1. IC 16-42-22.5-2 defines a
199	199	16 crime concerning abortion inducing drugs.
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