The House Committee on Judiciary heard HB 1033 on various judicial matters authored by Rep. Lopez. The bill provides a correction and addition to persons that sit on a community corrections advisory board and the local Justice Reinvestment and Advisory Council (JRAC) for a county with a consolidated city. A majority of the bill is dedicated to specific matters regarding the administrative business of how the Marion County Executive Committee is elected and provisions regarding how it operates. The bill also changes a requirement that the judicial selection committee will determine if a judge is suitable to retain judicial office before a judge’s request for retention may be placed on the ballot. The bill further provides that a judge may not appear on the ballot for retention if the committee has determined that the judge is not suitable to retain office and provides that State JRAC members can only vote when attending a meeting in person.
Judge Stephen Creason, Marion County Superior Court, testified and stated that the judges of Marion County are neutral overall to the bill.
The Committee amended the bill by consent to restore the current statutory text in Section 20 of the bill, and the amended bill passed 12-1.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1033