IN HB1531

Removes existing prohibitions that prevented the state from seeking habitual offender and habitual substance offender sentence enhancements for certain drug-related offenses under IC 16-42-19 and IC 35-48-4

Creates a new "repeat drug offender" sentencing enhancement for felony drug dealing convictions (cocaine, narcotics, and controlled substances in Schedules I-V) when a person has one prior unrelated felony drug offense conviction

Allows courts to add up to 10 years to the sentence of a person found to be a repeat drug offender, with the additional term based on the advisory sentence for the underlying offense

Expands repeat sexual offender provisions to allow convictions from other jurisdictions for attempts or conspiracies to commit sex crimes to count as prior offenses for sentencing enhancement purposes

Effective date of July 1, 2011