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type: "Bill"
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title: "Xylazine."
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description: "Makes possession of xylazine a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Makes dealing in xylazine a Level 5 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 4 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Exempts certain persons using, distributing, or manufacturing xylazine for veterinary purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1203"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1203 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ADDICTION SERVICES; Illicit Drugs", "Prescription Drugs", "Substances", "and Alcohol"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Cyndi Carrasco", "Jennifer Meltzer", "Tyler Johnson"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-03-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb054627-c51a-46ef-b468-0ac00c429b57"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1203"
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source_hash: "41e887905bea4bb617d566fe9f4b00b89075fbf82c18e210f2899b9ef98f4b13"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana HB 1203 (2024) — Xylazine.
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Makes possession of xylazine a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Makes dealing in xylazine a Level 5 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 4 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Exempts certain persons using, distributing, or manufacturing xylazine for veterinary purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1203/HB1203.04.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1203/HB1203.05.ENRS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1203/HB1203.03.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1203/HB1203.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1203 - Meltzer — **77–18** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1203 - Meltzer - 3rd Reading — **85–12** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1203 - Johnson T - 3rd Reading — **47–2** (pass) · upper
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- HB 1203 - Johnson T - 2nd Reading — **18–29** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
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- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Meltzer — primary (person)
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- Tyler Johnson — primary (person)
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- Beau Baird — coauthor (person)
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- Blake Doriot — cosponsor (person)
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- Victoria Garcia Wilburn — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-09** Authored by Representative Meltzer
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- **2024-01-23** Representative Garcia Wilburn V added as coauthor
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- **2024-01-23** Representative Baird added as coauthor
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- **2024-01-25** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-30** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 85, nays 12 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2024-01-30** Senate sponsors: Senators Johnson T, Freeman, Carrasco
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- **2024-01-31** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2024-02-07** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-13** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-19** Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 154: yeas 18, nays 29 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-19** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-19** Amendment #5 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-20** Senator Doriot added as cosponsor
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- **2024-02-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 168: yeas 47, nays 2 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-21** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 280: yeas 77, nays 18
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- **2024-03-05** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Public Law 58 `became-law`
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- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb054627-c51a-46ef-b468-0ac00c429b57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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