The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1516, sponsored by Rep. Crider, on domestic violence fatality review committee. The bill removes the limit on the authority of a local domestic violence review team (local review team) to the review of fatalities when the person who commits the act of domestic violence resulting in death is charged with a criminal offense that results in a final judgment or is deceased and specifies that local review teams may review near fatalities. The bill establishes the statewide domestic violence fatality review committee (committee) and imposes various duties upon the committee, including to: (1) assist local review teams; and (2) assist in or conduct a review of a death or near fatality. The bill was amended by consent to provide that the statewide domestic violence fatality review team may review certain cases.
Testimony in support of the bill was provided by members of local domestic violence fatality review teams, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Department of Child Services. The bill was amended by consent to provide that the statewide domestic violence fatality review team may review certain cases. Testimony in support of the bill was provided by a members of local domestic violence fatality review teams, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Department of Child Services. The bill was amended by consent to provide that the statewide domestic violence fatality review team may review certain cases. Testimony in support of the bill was provided by a members of local domestic violence fatality review teams, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Department of Child Services. The bill passed as amended, 7-0. domestic violence cases; (3) gather information; (4) submit reports; and (5) make recommendations concerning the prevention of domestic violence deaths. The bill also provides that various records must be made available to the committee, provides certain immunities concerning information provided to and discussions involving the committee, provides that the Indiana criminal justice institute will administer the committees, and makes conforming changes to the local review team law. The bill was amended by consent to provide that the statewide domestic violence fatality review team may review certain cases. Testimony in support of the bill was provided by a members of local domestic violence fatality review teams, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Department of Child Services. The bill passed as amended, 7-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1516