This is the digest of the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2015 legislative session. This digest contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2015 legislative session.
Civil Law
- Service of process (S.E.A. 2, P.L. 41-2015)
- Religious objections to government actions (S.E.A. 50, P.L. 4-2015)
- Lawsuits against gun manufacturers (S.E.A. 98, P.L.106-2015)
- Religious freedom restoration (S.E.A. 101, P.L. 3-2015)
- Limited liability arising from trespassing (S.E.A. 306, P.L. 88-2015)
- Consumer protection (S.E.A. 307, P.L. 227-2015)
- Defense to liability concerning liquefied petroleum gas providers (S.E.A. 361, P.L. 90-2015)
- Reporting of government malfeasance (S.E.A. 394, P.L. 52-2015)
- Vacant and abandoned housing (S.E.A. 415, P.L. 247-2015)
- Tax deeds and conveyance documents (S.E.A. 524, P.L. 236-2015)
- Various tax sale matters (S.E.A. 531, P.L. 251-2015)
- Benefit corporations (H.E.A. 1015, P.L. 95-2015)
- Recreational facility immunity (H.E.A. 1045, P.L. 95-2015)
- Actions against a surveyor (H.E.A. 1050, P.L. 96-2015)
- Patent protection (H.E.A. 1102, P.L. 172-2015)
- Civil immunity for volunteer health care providers (H.E.A. 1145, P.L. 132-2015)
- Immunity for damage caused rescuing a child (H.E.A. 1161, P.L. 161-2015)
- Aircraft (H.E.A. 1413, P.L. 102-2015)
- Servicemembers civil relief act (H.E.A. 1456, P.L. 156-2015)
- Wage payment and wage assignment (H.E.A. 1469, P.L. 193-2015)
Criminal Law
- Age of Consent (Senate Resolution 3)
- Sentencing of caregiver causing death of mentally handicapped (Senate Resolution 34)
- Powdered or crystalline alcohol (S.E.A. 6, P.L. 70-2015)
- Death penalty aggravator (S.E.A. 8, P.L. 198-2015)
- Statute of limitations for rape (S.E.A. 94, P.L. 72-2015)
- DOC specialized vocational program (S.E.A. 173, P.L. 73-2015)
- Sentence modification (S.E.A. 174, P.L. 164-2015)
- Credit time (S.E.A. 175, P.L. 164-2015)
- Appeals by the attorney general (S.E.A. 261, P.L. 110-2015)
- Inmate correspondence (S.E.A. 285, P.L. 78-2015)
- Confidential victim services requests (S.E.A. 289, P.L. 9-2015)
- Definition of “sexual conduct” (S.E.A. 313, P.L. 80-2015)
- Shotguns (S.E.A. 433, P.L. 84-2015)
- Mental health issues (S.E.A. 464, P.L. 209-2015)
- Serious sex offenders (S.E.A. 522, P.L. 235-2015)
- Human trafficking, promoting prostitution, and adult entertainment performers (S.E.A. 532, P.L. 237-2015)
- Various criminal law matters (S.E.A. 559, P.L. 238-2015)
- Budget bill [sentencing – mitigating factors] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015)
- Criminal justice funding (H.E.A. 1006, P.L. 179-2015)
- Controlled substances (H.E.A. 1184, P.L. 56-2015)
- Health matters (H.E.A. 1269, P.L. 185-2015)
- Expungement (H.E.A. 1302, P.L. 142-2015)
- Medicaid fraud (H.E.A. 1401, P.L. 58-2015)
- Mental health drugs and coverage (H.E.A. 1448, P.L. 154-2015)
- Video conferencing by confined persons (H.E.A. 1531, P.L. 159-2015)
Family & Juvenile Law
- Various child support matters (S.E.A. 324, P.L. 206-2015)
- CHINS and delinquent child dual determination (H.E.A. 1196, P.L. 66-2015)
- Missing children and trafficked children (H.E.A. 1216, P.L. 23-2015)
- Various criminal law matters (H.E.A. 1304, P.L. 187-2015)
- Department of Child Services (H.E.A. 1434, P.L. 104-2015)
Judicial Administration
- Service of process (S.E.A. 2, P.L. 41-2015)
- Trials and magistrates (S.E.A. 137, P.L. 108-2015)
- Service of process fees collected by a sheriff (S.E.A. 217, P.L. 165-2015)
- Vacant and abandoned housing [mortgage foreclosure fee] (S.E.A. 415, P.L. 247-2015)
- Marion County township courts (S.E.A. 523, P.L. 170-2015)
- Budget bill [problem-solving courts – veterans’ courts] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015)
- Budget bill [problem-solving courts – veterans’ courts] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015)
- Budget bill [fees – automated record keeping fee] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015)
- Budget bill [fees – document storage fee] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015)
- Magistrates and courts (H.E.A. 1110, P.L. 173-2015)
- Exemption of military reservists from jury duty (S.E.A. 1131, P.L. 19-2015)
- Judgment dockets (H.E.A. 1141, P.L. 55-2015)
- Lake County city and town court jurisdiction (H.E.A. 1307, P.L. 55-2015)
- Public officials, liens, and restricted addresses (H.E.A. 1371, P.L. 191-2015)
Technical Corrections
- Technical corrections (S.E.A. 4, P.L. 5-2015)
- Update of federal law citations (S.E.A. 171, P.L. 7-2015)
- Substantive problems in the Indiana Code (S.E.A. 199, P.L. 109-2015)
Probate
- Probate claims study committee (S.E.A. 65, P.L. 163-2015)
- Various probate and trust matters (S.E.A. 355, P.L. 81-2015)
Traffic
- Speed limits in school zones (S.E.A. 35, P.L. 225-2015)
- Substantive problems in the Indiana Code [infraction filings] (S.E.A. 199, P.L. 109-2015)
- Motor vehicle matters (H.E.A. 1017, P.L. 252-2015)
- Various motor vehicle issues (H.E.A. 1305, P.L. 188-2015)
- Supervision of probationary drivers (H.E.A. 1394, P.L. 150-2015)