This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2025 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of selected bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law. Civil Criminal Law Family Law Judicial Administration Juvenile Law Probate Law Traffic Law … [Read more...] about 2025 Legislative Session Digest
Eviction issues
S.E.A. 142, P.L. 128-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Allows a court to order, upon its own motion, that certain eviction records may not be disclosed. Allows a tenant, in certain circumstances, to file a motion requesting that records related to an eviction action not be disclosed. Allows the court to issue an order without a hearing in certain circumstances. Specifies that a … [Read more...] about Eviction issues
Protection of property rights
S.E.A. 157, P.L. 191-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/157 … [Read more...] about Protection of property rights
Unlawful discrimination
S.E.A. 289, P.L. 196-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Prohibits requiring as a condition of licensure that a person affirm that a person with a certain personal characteristic: (1) is inherently superior or inferior to a person with a different personal characteristic; (2) should be blamed for actions committed in the past; or (3) has a moral character that is determined by a … [Read more...] about Unlawful discrimination
Public safety
H.E.A. 1014, P.L. 218-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1014 … [Read more...] about Public safety