This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2019 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2019 legislative session.
Civil
- Anatomical gifts and individuals with disabilities (S.E.A. 112, P.L. 2)
- Fertility fraud and deception (S.E.A. 174, P.L. 215)
- Nonconsensual pornography (S.E.A. 192, P.L. 29)
- Going upon the premises of another (S.E.A. 220, P.L. 113)
- Unlawful indemnity agreements (S.E.A. 230, P.L. 65)
- Individualized mental health safety plans (S.E.A. 359, P.L. 225)
- Claims concerning user fees (S.E.A. 582, P.L. 195)
- Voiding and releasing claims in land interests (S.E.A. 604, P.L. 196)
- Information concerning threats to school safety (H.E.A. 1398, P.L. 255)
- Harassment and orders for protection (H.E.A. 1607, P.L. 266)
Criminal Law
- Drug dealing (S.E.A. 110, P.L. 182)
- Machine guns (S.E.A. 119, P.L. 183)
- Sentencing (S.E.A. 198, P.L. 5)
- Expungements (S.E.A. 235, P.L. 219)
- Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (S.E.A. 238, P.L. 30)
- Terrorism (S.E.A. 240, P.L. 66)
- Nonconsensual pornography (S.E.A. 243, P.L. 185)
- Sex offender employment and residence (S.E.A. 258, P.L. 220)
- Body cavity searches and blood draws (S.E.A. 333, P.L. 224)
- Misdemeanor penalties (S.E.A. 336, P.L. 32)
- Offenses involving critical infrastructure (S.E.A. 471, P.L. 276)
- Probation and parole for animal abusers (S.E.A. 474, P.L. 37)
- Public defenders (S.E.A. 488, P.L. 69)
- Criminal law issues (S.E.A. 519, P.L. 191)
- Victims of criminal acts (S.E.A. 551, P.L. 40)
- State budget [§240] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 108)
- Unauthorized adoption advertising (H.E.A. 1014, P.L. 163)
- Study of reckless homicide (H.E.A. 1051, P.L. 23)
- Regional holding facility (H.E.A. 1065, P.L. 239)
- Commitment of Level 6 offenders to DOC (H.E.A. 1078, P.L. 240)
- Community corrections and credit time (H.E.A. 1080, P.L. 26)
- Criminal matters (H.E.A. 1114, P.L. 201)
- Crimes involving synthetic drugs (H.E.A. 1186, P.L. 80)
- Theft by public servants (H.E.A. 1192, P.L. 203)
- Prohibited name change (H.E.A. 1208, P.L. 244)
- Abortion matters (H.E.A. 1211, P.L. 93)
- Self-defense, defense of others, and firearms matters (H.E.A. 1284, P.L. 107)
- Use of unmanned aerial vehicles (H.E.A. 1358, P.L.136)
- Animal cruelty (H.E.A. 1615, P.L. 141)
- Judicial evaluation of dangerous individuals and firearms (H.E.A. 1651, P.L. 289)
Family Law
- Copies of identifying adoption information (S.E.A. 197, P.L. 217)
- Child support modification (S.E.A. 206, P.L. 99)
- Notice and hearings on child relocation (S.E.A. 292, P.L. 186)
- Parenting time (S.E.A. 323, P.L. 223)
- Child support (H.E.A. 1520, P.L. 263)
Judicial Administration
- Pension matters (S.E.A. 22, P.L. 27)
- Electronic filing and notice (S.E.A. 208, P.L. 6)
- State budget (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 108)
- Vanderburgh County magistrates (H.E.A. 1057, P.L. 25)
- Payment of court costs (H.E.A. 1087, P.L. 77)
- Howard County magistrate (H.E.A. 1118, P.L. 48)
- Tippecanoe County Superior Court (H.E.A. 1173, P.L. 9)
- Veterans affairs (H.E.A. 1299, P.L. 207)
- Marion County magistrates (H.E.A. 1332, P.L. 53)
- Harassment and orders for protection [Magistrate powers, §§1-3] (H.E.A. 1607, P.L. 266)
Juvenile Law
- Department of Child Services (S.E.A. 1, P.L. 210)
- School materials for juvenile detainees (S.E.A. 29, P.L. 94)
- Child fatality reports (S.E.A. 170, P.L. 98)
- Homeless children and youth (S.E.A. 464, P.L. 155)
- Voluntary preventative programs for juveniles (S.E.A. 596, P.L. 41)
- Interim study on adjudication and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders (S.C.R. 16)
- State budget [§§238-239] (H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 108)
- Department of Child Services (H.E.A. 1006, P.L. 198)
- Children’s Commission report and DCS human trafficking coordinator (H.E.A. 1075, P.L. 103)
- Department of Child Services matters (H.E.A. 1198, P.L. 243)
- Parental incarceration (H.E.A. 1432, P.L. 258)
- Kinship care navigator report (H.E.A. 1500, P.L. 106)
Probate Law
- Accounting by attorney in fact (S.E.A. 223, P.L. 151)
- Various trust matters (S.E.A. 265, P.L. 221)
- Supported decision making (S.E.A. 380, P.L. 68)
- Probate matters (S.E.A. 518, P.L. 231)
Traffic Law