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IN SB0005

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

James Tomes

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Raises the penalty for unlawful acquisition, reception, sale, or transfer of fetal tissue from a Level 5 felony to a Level 4 felony under IC 35-46-5-1
  • Defines "fetal tissue" as tissue from an infant or fetus who is stillborn or aborted
  • Excludes reasonable payments for removal, transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, and storage of fetal tissue from the definition of "item of value"
  • Maintains separate offense for unlawful transfer of human organs for transplantation as a Level 5 felony
  • Effective July 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Unlawful transfer of fetal tissue. Raises the penalty for unlawful acquisition, reception, sale, or transfer of fetal tissue from a Level 5 felony to a Level 4 felony. Provides that an "item of value" does not include the reasonable payments associated with the removal, transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, and storage of fetal tissue.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law

1/5/2016

Committee Referrals

Corrections & Criminal Law1/5/2016

Full Bill Text

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