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Legislative Update

Mid-Session: Criminal Law

February 7, 2020 Filed Under: Criminal

The following criminal law bills passed out of their originating house:
SB 43 Fraud consolidation

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2983
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to add that it’s a Class A misdemeanor if the fraud is worth less than $750.
  • House Sponsor: Steuerwald
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/43

SB 47 Expungement timing

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2896
  • House Sponsor: Young
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/47

SB 69 Possession of firearms on school property

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2869
  • House Sponsor: Speedy
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/69

SB 109 Statute of limitations

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2930
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to change that a civil action resulting from sexual abuse of a child may be brought at any time, reviving actions previously time barred as long as the victim is less than 31-years old, DNA evidence has been discovered, or the person confesses.
  • House Sponsors: Steuerwald, Cherry, VanNatter, Engleman
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/109

SB 146 Sexual assault victims’ rights

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2979
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to remove the right of a sexual assault victim to have a sexual assault counselor present during an interview with a defense attorney.
  • House Sponsors: Schaibley, DeVon, McNamara, Miller
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/146

SB 194 Drug scheduling

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2865
  • House Sponsor: Steuerwald
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/194

SB 206 Interviews and depositions of children

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2928
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to allow the court to order a deposition of a child, in its discretion, and enter a TR 26(C) order.
  • House Sponsors: Torr, Schaibley, Kirchhofer, DeLaney
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/206

SB 209 Search warrants [fka Search of cellular telephone data]

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2975
  • House Sponsors: McNamara, Steuerwald
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/209

SB 249 Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2885
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to change the definition of self-dealing to mean a person using the property of another person to gain a benefit that is grossly disproportionate to the good or services provided.
  • House Sponsor: McNamara
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/249

SB 302 Indigence determinations

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2924
  • House Sponsors: Steuerwald, DeLaney, Beck
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/302

SB 317 Interstate Compact Transportation Fund

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2967
  • House Sponsor: Manning
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/317

SB 335 Criminal law issues

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2965
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to remove the bond forfeiture process when defendant has a pending civil action or unsatisfied judgment, remove information about the initial hearing, and change the definition of conspiracy.
  • House Sponsor: Steuerwald
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/335

SB 424 Address confidentiality program

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2920
  • Floor amendments: The bill was amended to add that a program may require as a condition of receiving a service of benefit that would be impossible to provide without knowledge of participant’s physical location.
  • House Sponsor: Engleman
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/424

SB 451 Crime stoppers court fee

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2954
  • House Sponsor: Morris
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/451

HB 1047 Justice reinvestment advisory council

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2861
  • Senate Sponsors: Young, Koch
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1047

HB 1076 Summons to appear for a misdemeanor

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2914
  • Senate Sponsors: Young, G. Taylor
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1076

HB 1120 Educational credit time

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2879
  • Senate Sponsors: Koch, M. Young, Gaskill
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1120

HB 1132 Criminal law matters

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2881
  • Senate Sponsors: Freeman, M. Young, Houchin
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1132

HB 1346 Jail overcrowding

  • Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2904
  • Senate Sponsor: Koch
  • Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1346

The following criminal law bills died in their originating house:

  •  SB 14 Review of criminal penalties during the interim
  • SB 436 Authority of the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor [fka Concurrent criminal jurisdiction for the attorney general]
  • HB 1293 Hemp

Filed Under: Criminal

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