The Senate Public Policy Committee heard HB 1004 on various state and local government streaming matters, sponsored by Sen. Alting. The bill provides. among other things, the following:
- permits the publication and circulation to circuit court clerks of the enrolled acts, as required by the state constitution, to be performed electronically, and permits circuit court clerks to electronically acknowledge receipt of the enrolled acts directly to the legislative services agency
- permits the implementation of a system that would allow county clerks to send the acknowledgment electronically
- provides that a person may electronically file any document that is required to be filed as part of a lis pendens record
- repeals a provision requiring a circuit court clerk to provide to a court the names of all attorneys having business in that court
- makes changes concerning the role of a circuit court clerk regarding recovery of treatment and maintenance charges from the estate of a patient of a state institution or from a responsible party
The bill was amended by consent. The bill was supported by Accelerate Indiana Municipalities, the Association of Indiana Counties, and the Indiana Clerks Association. The amended bill passed 7-1.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/house/1004