The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 286 authored by Sen. Freeman, Sen. Koch, and Sen. Bohacek on credit time. The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code referred the bill to Appropriations. The bill provides that a habitual offender is not entitled to good time credit. The bill permits a person placed on pretrial home detention to earn accrued time and … [Read more...] about Credit time
Criminal
Various criminal law matters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 343 on various criminal matters authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill provides the following: The bill was amended by consent to do the following: (1) specify when a law enforcement officer is required to offer a person a breath test; (2) permit the disclosure of an online marketplace to be part of the marketplace's … [Read more...] about Various criminal law matters
Material harmful to minors
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 12 on material harmful to minors authored by Sen. Tomes. The bill removes schools and certain public libraries from the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to criminal prosecutions alleging: (1) the dissemination of material harmful to minors; or (2) a performance harmful to minors. The bill adds colleges and … [Read more...] about Material harmful to minors
Witness protection pilot programs
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 212 on witness protection pilot program authorized by Sen. Breaux. The bill authorizes the establishment of a three-year witness protection pilot program in Marion County and in Vanderburgh County to provide protection for victims of and witnesses to crime. The bill appropriates $200,000 in each of three fiscal years to the … [Read more...] about Witness protection pilot programs
Crimes against public administration
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 348 authored by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Freeman on crimes against public administration. The bill initially proposed to create new criminal causes of action and increase penalties for existing causes of action for taking certain actions against a member of public administrations. The Committee took no testimony on this … [Read more...] about Crimes against public administration