The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 36 on interference with boundary marker authored by Sen. Doriot. The bill creates a civil penalty for a person who knowingly or intentionally disturbs or removes a boundary marker. The bill was amended by consent to permit the court to order a person who disturbs or removes a boundary marker to pay the cost of reestablishing … [Read more...] about Interference with boundary marker
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Administrative law
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1003 on administrative law authored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. Jeter. The bill does the following: The bill was amended by consent to do the following: The Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings and Indiana Manufacturing Association testified without a position on the bill. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce, … [Read more...] about Administrative law
Prohibited causes of action concerning firearms
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1235 on prohibited causes of action concerning firearms authored by Rep. Jeter and Rep. Manning. The bill provides that only the state of Indiana may bring or maintain an action by or on behalf of a political subdivision against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, seller, or dealer, concerning certain matters; prohibits a … [Read more...] about Prohibited causes of action concerning firearms
Age verification for material harmful to minors
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 17 authored by Sen. Bohacek and Sen. Deery on age verification for material harmful to minors. This bill: The bill was amended by consent to provide exceptions to the definition of “adult oriented website operator” including a newspaper or news service, a cloud service provider, and an internet provider or search engine. The ACLU of Ind … [Read more...] about Age verification for material harmful to minors
2023 Legislative Session Digest
This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2023 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law. Civil Physician noncompete agreements (S.E.A. 7, P.L. 165)Alcohol matters (S.E.A. 20, P.L. 167)Receivership for past due utility bills (S.E.A. 114, P.L. 5)Tax sales (S.E.A. 156, … [Read more...] about 2023 Legislative Session Digest