The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 132 on wrongful death authored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Sandlin. This bill originally required a policy or certificate of life insurance to pay the estate of an insured individual's spouse if the spouse would have been entitled to the proceeds of the insured individual's life insurance policy and the spouse was intentionally killed by the … [Read more...] about Wrongful death
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Eminent domain by public utilities
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 288 on eminent domain by public utilities authored by Sen. Buchanan. The bill was substantially amended by consent to remove the content of the bill and instead allow the court ordered appraisal to be admitted in as evidence. The amended bill also increases the attorney fees allowed from $25,000 to $50,000. A farmer whose land was taken by … [Read more...] about Eminent domain by public utilities
Virtual currency
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 351 on virtual currency authored by Sen. Garten and Sen. Busch. This bill adds a new chapter to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) that governs transactions involving virtual currency and does the following: defines "virtual currency" establishes the extent to which a purchaser acquires rights and interests in virtual currency, the … [Read more...] about Virtual currency
Agency oversight and rulemaking procedures
The House Ways and Means Committee heard HB 1100 on agency oversight and rulemaking procedures authored by Rep. Bartels and co-authored by Reps. Miller, Pressel, and Jeter. The bill changes various rulemaking procedures including the review of emergency rules, the duration of emergency rules, notice to the appropriate standing legislative committee of proposed administrative rules, … [Read more...] about Agency oversight and rulemaking procedures
Residential eviction actions
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1214 on residential eviction actions authored by Rep. Manning. The bill, as amended by the committee, adds: a new chapter governing eviction action information providers’ disclosure of eviction action information and establishes that a violation of this chapter is a deceptive act actionably under Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-4;a new chapter on … [Read more...] about Residential eviction actions