Mr. President: Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, your Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure, to which was referred Engrossed House Bill 2145 because it conflicts with HEA 1855-2001
without properly recognizing the existence of HEA 1855-2001, has had Engrossed House Bill 2145
under consideration and begs leave to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that
Engrossed House Bill 2145 be corrected as follows:
Page 18, line 3, delete "P.L.188-1999," and insert "HEA
1855-2001, SECTION 6,".
Page 18, line 4, delete "SECTION 8,".
Page 18, line 30, after "weapon" insert "or battery causing
death".
Page 19, delete lines 7 through 11, begin a new line double
block indented and insert:
"(O) dealing in cocaine, a narcotic drug, or
methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1) if the court finds the
person possessed a firearm (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5)
at the time of the offense, or the person delivered or
intended to deliver to a person under eighteen (18) years
of age at least three (3) years junior to the person and
was on a school bus or within one thousand (1,000) feet
of:
(i) school property;
(ii) a public park;
(iii) a family housing complex; or
(iv) a youth program center;
(P) dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled
substance (IC 35-48-4-2) if the court finds the person
possessed a firearm (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5) at the
time of the offense, or the person delivered or intended
to deliver to a person under eighteen (18) years of age
at least three (3) years junior to the person and was on
a school bus or within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
(i) school property;
(ii) a public park;
(iii) a family housing complex; or
(iv) a youth program center;".
(Reference is to EHB 2145 as printed April 6, 2001.)