This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2020 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2020 legislative session.
Civil
- Private property matters (S.E.A. 340, P.L. 80)
- State board of accounts (H.E.A. 1108, P.L. 157)
- Device implantation as a condition of employment (H.E.A. 1143, P.L. 20)
- HIV, fatality reviews, and syringe exchange programs (H.E.A. 1182, P.L. 112)
- Public safety matters (H.E.A. 1198, P.L. 113)
- Pharmacy matters (H.E.A. 1207, P.L. 114)
- Genetic counselors (H.E.A. 1243, P.L. 118)
- New Harmony and Wabash River bridge authority (H.E.A. 1343, P.L. 163)
Criminal Law
- Tobacco and vaping smoking age (S.E.A. 1, P.L. 49)
- Expungement issues (S.E.A. 47, P.L. 55)
- Statute of limitations (S.E.A. 109, P.L. 31)
- Sexual assault victims’ rights (S.E.A. 146, P.L. 58)
- Drug scheduling (S.E.A. 194, P.L. 61)
- Deposition of a child victim (S.E.A. 206, P.L. 62)
- Search warrants (S.E.A. 209, P.L. 63)
- Disclosure of personal information to offender (S.E.A. 216, P.L. 64)
- Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults (S.E.A. 249, P.L. 70)
- Indigency determinations (S.E.A. 302, P.L. 140)
- Criminal law issues (S.E.A. 335, P.L. 142)
- Address confidentiality program (S.E.A. 424, P.L. 149)
- Panhandling (H.E.A. 1022, P.L. 151)
- Interfering with public safety (H.E.A, 1032, P.L. 95)
- Justice reinvestment advisory council (H.E.A. 1047, P.L. 34)
- Community corrections and credit time (H.E.A. 1120, P.L. 106)
- Jail overcrowding (H.E.A. 1346, P.L. 48)
- Natural resources (H.E.A. 1385, P.L. 164)
Family Law
Judicial Administration
- Election cybersecurity (S.E.A. 179, P.L. 135)
- Elkhart County courts (S.E.A. 187, P.L. 7)
- Courts and judicial officers (S.E. A. 256, P.L. 138)
- Courts and family law matters (H.E.A. 1313, P.L. 162)
Juvenile Law
- Criminal law issues (S.E.A. 335, P.L. 142)
- Minimum age to marry and emancipation of minors (H.E.A. 1006, P.L. 94)
- Motor vehicle and criminal law issues (H.E.A. 1157, P.L. 110)
Probate Law
- Various trust and probate issues (S.E.A. 50, P.L. 56)
- Adult guardianship services (S.E.A. 139, P.L. 4)
- Anatomical gift through hunting, fishing or trapping license (S.E.A 288, P.L. 11)
- Criminal law issues (S.E.A. 335, P.L. 142)
Traffic Law