The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1085, sponsored by Sen. Steele, on firearms and certification. Author Rep. Eberhart explained that the bill establishes procedures to challenge, in a circuit or superior court, a chief law enforcement officer’s denial of certification on an application to manufacture or transfer ownership of certain firearms (required by federal law). The bill … [Read more...] about Firearms and certification
Civil
Law enforcement recordings
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1019 sponsored by Sen. Bray on law enforcement recordings. The bill restricts public access to law enforcement recordings made by body cameras or cameras attached to the vehicle or transportation of a law enforcement officer under IC 5-14-3. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Interim Study Committee on Government. Author … [Read more...] about Law enforcement recordings
Mid-Session: Civil Law
Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s) SB 1 Administrative law commission 1/26/16 Do Pass –A 1/28/16 Engrossed 2/1/16 Passed 50-0 Steuerwald, Koch SB 204 Foreclosed and abandoned property 1/25/16 Do Pass –A 1/28/16 Engrossed –A 2/2/16 Passed 50-0 Price, Clere SB 372 Deficiency judgments and foreclosed property 1/26/16 Do Pass 1/28/16 Engrossed 2/1/16 P … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Civil Law
Administrative law
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 1 authored by Sen. Steele on administrative law. The bill replaces administrative law judges and environmental law judges with an administrative court with judicial review by a circuit or superior court with appropriate jurisdiction. Sen. Steele introduced an amendment stripping the bill and requesting that this topic be assigned to a summer st … [Read more...] about Administrative law
Civil rights
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 66 on civil rights authored by Sen. R. Michael Young and Sen. Boots. This bill defines certain provisions of the Constitution of the State of Indiana as "fundamental rights" and prohibits the government from substantially burdening a fundamental right unless the governmental entity demonstrates that the application of the burden to the … [Read more...] about Civil rights