The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1145 concerning Gibson County magistrate authored by Rep. Hostettler to add a magistrate appointed by the Gibson Superior Court. The committee chair reported request was heard by the summer study committee and all the required documentation and letters of support were included with the request.
County Attorney Jim McDonald, Judge Robert Krieg, Gibson Superior Court, and Judge Jeffrey Meade, Gibson Circuit Court testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 11-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1145