The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard SB 185 sponsored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh on newborn safety devices. Sen. Holdman introduced the bill. The bill modifies the newborn safety device requirements that apply to a fire department and modifies immunity provisions applicable to certain individuals and entities that take custody of a child or operate a newborn … [Read more...] about Newborn safety device
Civil
Free speech at state educational institutions
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1190 on free speech at state educational institutions sponsored by Sens. Buchanan and Raatz. The author, Rep. Jordan, introduced the bill which: provides that a state educational institution may not: (1) designate an outdoor area on campus as an area where protected expressive activities are prohibited; (2) deny any benefit or privilege to, … [Read more...] about Free speech at state educational institutions
Controllable electronic records
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 351 on controllable electronic records sponsored by Rep. Teshka and authored by Sen. Garten. The bill, as explained by the author, permits Indiana to regulate virtual currency and digital products. It allows banks to take virtual currency as collateral, permits the Indiana Attorney General to make rules about unclaimed property in this area, … [Read more...] about Controllable electronic records
Residential eviction actions
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1214 concerning residential eviction actions sponsored by Sen. Koch. Author Rep. Manning presented the bill last week, which provides for limitations on eviction information reporting, sealing of eviction cases in certain circumstances, addressing case inactivity after 180 days, and outlines data reporting requirements for Office of Judicial … [Read more...] about Residential eviction actions
Mid-Session: Civil Law
The following civil law bills passed out of their originating house: SB 29 Eminent domain Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2022/01/14/eminent-domain/House sponsor: GoodrichRead the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/29 SB 73 Annexation Previous blog post: … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Civil Law