The following juvenile law bills passed out of their originating house:
SB 171 Reunification plan for a child in need of services
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/19/reunification-plan-for-a-child-in-need-of-services/
- House sponsor: Lauer
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/171
SB 282 Absenteeism and school attendance
- Committee amendments: Requires the superintendent or attendance officer to report a child to the intake officer of the juvenile court not more than 10 days after the child becomes a habitual truant unless an exception applies. The juvenile court may determine that a student is committing a delinquent act as provided under Ind. Code § 31-37-2-3, and a parent of the student may be subject to prosecution under Ind. Code § 35-46-1-4.
- House sponsor: Carbaugh
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/282
HB 1051 Communication between caregivers and parents
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/19/communication-between-caregivers-and-parents/
- Senate sponsor: Donato
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1051
HB 1064 DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/19/dcs-technical-changes-and-adoption-subsidies/
- Senate sponsor: Donato, G. Walker
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1064
HB 1101 Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/02/02/courts-for-children-three-years-of-age-and-younger-in-need-of-services/
- Senate sponsor: Koch, L. Brown, Donato
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1101
HB 1123 Child advocacy centers
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/19/child-advocacy-centers/
- Senate sponsor: Messmer
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1123
HB 1310 Children in need of services
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/26/children-in-need-of-services-6/
- Floor amendments: The amendment makes the bill effective upon passage.
- Senate sponsor: G. Walker, T. Johnson, Gaskill
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1310
HB 1369 Family and juvenile law matters
- Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2024/01/26/family-and-juvenile-law-matters-4/
- Floor amendments: The amendment limits the best interest analysis using the child’s safety as the most important consideration to adoption, foster care placement, CHINS, and termination of parental rights.
- Senate sponsor: L. Brown, Koch, Dernulc
- Read the current bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1369
The following bills died in their originating house: