The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 17, sponsored by Rep. McNamara, adding the offense of strangulation to the list of offenses requiring payment of the child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee. Author Sen. Head presented the bill. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/17 … [Read more...] about Child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee
Criminal
Food stamp assistance after drug conviction
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard SB 132, sponsored by Rep. T. Brown, on food stamp assistance after drug conviction. Author Sen. Broden testified that this bill allows certain individuals who were convicted of a drug offense, but have been released from incarceration at least five years before applying for food stamps, and have not been convicted of any … [Read more...] about Food stamp assistance after drug conviction
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: Criminal Law
Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s) SB 12 Financial crimes against the elderly 1/21/16 Do Pass –A 1/26/16 Engrossed -A 1/28/16 Passed 46-0 Steuerwald SB 14 Child exploitation and child pornography 1/6/16 Do Pass –A 1/19/16 1/26/16 Engrossed 2/1/16 Passed 50-0 Eberhart SB 109 Regulation of hunting preserves 1/12/16 Do Pass –A 1/19/16 Engrossed –A 1/ … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Criminal Law
Food stamp assistance after drug conviction
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard Sen. Broden’s SB 132 on food stamp assistance after drug conviction. This bill allows certain individuals who were convicted of a drug offense, but have not been convicted of another drug offense in the previous five years before applying for food stamps to receive food stamps. It also permits individuals who have had a conviction in the p … [Read more...] about Food stamp assistance after drug conviction