The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 94, Sen. Crider’s bill on the statute of limitations for rape. Sen. Crider explained that the bill would allow the state to bring rape charges otherwise time-barred if the charges are filed within five years of the time that (1) the state first discovers DNA evidence sufficient to charge the offender or, (2) a person c … [Read more...] about Statute of limitations for rape
Criminal
Credit time
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 175, Sen. Young’s bill establishing uniform terminology for sentence credit time. Sen. Young explained that the bill would not change the law but would clarify terminology by enacting the following definitions: "accrued time" would mean “the amount of time that a person is imprisoned or confined”; "educational credit" wou … [Read more...] about Credit time
Inmates and Medicaid
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 212, Sen. Miller’s bill on inmates and Medicaid. The bill authorizes the Department of Correction to act as an inmate’s representative for Medicaid and to authorize a sheriff to act as Medicaid representative for persons detained in the jail pending trial. Testimony was received about the amounts the State and counties will s … [Read more...] about Inmates and Medicaid
Mental health drugs
The Health and Provider Services Committee heard SB 464 authored by Sen. Patricia Miller on mental health drugs. The bill was prepared at the request of Attorney General Zoeller and the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force in response to epidemic prescription opioid abuse. The bill provides that addictions counseling, inpatient detoxification services, and long-acting, non-addictive … [Read more...] about Mental health drugs
Death penalty aggravator
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 8, Sen. Steele’s bill to amend the death penalty statute, I.C. 35-50-2-9, to add decapitation or attempted decapitation of the victim as a death penalty aggravator. In discussion, Committee members agreed with Sen. Steele that decapitation might possibly be found to not be incorporated in the present death penalty a … [Read more...] about Death penalty aggravator