The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 559, Sen. R. Michael Young’s bill to make a number of changes to crimes of violence. Sen. Young explained that the bill adds unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon to the definition of "crimes of violence." The bill establishes new caps for consecutive sentences that result from a single episode of c … [Read more...] about Crimes of violence
Criminal
Expungement
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1302, Rep. McMillin’s expungement bill. The bill addresses a number of issues concerning the IC 35-38-9 expungement remedy: (1) it expands the arrest expungement remedy to include criminal charges or delinquency allegations which did not lead to a conviction or adjudication; (2) it specifies that a person seeking to expunge a c … [Read more...] about Expungement
Video conferencing by confined persons
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1531, Rep. Davisson’s bill on video conferencing by confined persons. The bill provides (1) court hearings by video conference for inmates in DOC facilities with video conferencing capacity, and (2) mental health evaluations of inmates in county jails ordered to be conducted via video conference with the mental health services p … [Read more...] about Video conferencing by confined persons
Opioid prescriptions for pain management treatment
The House Public Health Committee heard Rep. Kirchhofer’s HB 1614 on opioid prescriptions for pain management treatment. This bill requires the Indiana Board of Pharmacy or any licensing board, commission, or agency that controls, authorizes, or oversees controlled substance registrations, to adopt rules to establish standards and protocols for practitioners who prescribe opioid c … [Read more...] about Opioid prescriptions for pain management treatment
Various criminal law issues.
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. McMillin’s HB 1304 on various criminal law issues. This bill: requires tracking the number of direct file charges against juveniles in adult court by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute; amends the forensic diversion program to include persons with intellectual disabilities; expands treatment in lieu of or after c … [Read more...] about Various criminal law issues.