The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 139 authored by Sens. Donato and Dorioton jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding. The bill allows a woman to claim an exemption from jury service if she gave birth in the preceding 365 days and is currently breastfeeding. Supporting testimony was received from a former juror, a non-profit public health coalition, and the bill’s c … [Read more...] about Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding
Constitutional amendment ballot question
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1019 authored by Rep. Aylesworth on constitutional amendment ballot question. The bill prescribes the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment concerning the residency of a city or town court judge, which states: Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to permit the judge of a … [Read more...] about Constitutional amendment ballot question
Residency of prosecutors and public defenders
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1025 by Rep. Zimmerman on residency of prosecutors and public defenders. The bill provides that a public defender and an employee of a public defender agency may not be subject to a county residency requirement, unless the residency requirement includes all counties contiguous to the county in which the individual … [Read more...] about Residency of prosecutors and public defenders
Battery against vulnerable workers
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1040 authored by Rep. McNamara on battery against vulnerable workers. The bill increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. The bill specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS … [Read more...] about Battery against vulnerable workers
Resisting law enforcement conflict resolution
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1056 by Rep. Meltzer on resisting law enforcement conflict resolution. The bill resolves a conflict between amendments to the resisting law enforcement statute in HEA 1014-2025 and HEA 1637-2025. Specifically, the bill codifies the intent of the General Assembly to increase the penalties for certain resisting … [Read more...] about Resisting law enforcement conflict resolution