The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1258 on crimes of violence sponsored by Sen. Freeman and authored by Rep. Jeter. The bill revises the definition of "crime of violence" to include arson, escape, criminal stalking, and offenses related to regulated explosives. The bill also amends the definition of violent offender to mean a person who is convicted of an o … [Read more...] about Crimes of violence
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Sex crimes and child safety
At a prior hearing, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1303 on sex crimes and child safety sponsored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Carrasco authored by Rep. McNamara and Rep. Karickhoff. The bill removes provisions concerning possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM) from the statute containing the offense of child exploitation and makes a new section for CSAM o … [Read more...] about Sex crimes and child safety
Immigration matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 76 on immigration matters sponsored by Rep. Prescott and Rep. Jeter and authored by Sen. Brown and Sen. Garten. The bill in relevant part, provides: The Committee amended the bill by consent in relevant part to specify that the courts shall be provided written notice of an immigration detainer. The Indiana Governor’s Office, … [Read more...] about Immigration matters
Redaction of court records
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 246 on redaction of court records sponsored by Rep. Bascom and Rep. Ireland and authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill requires the names of child victims, child witnesses, and certain other persons to be redacted in criminal cases. To achieve redaction, the bill requires the use of an anonymous designator such as "Child … [Read more...] about Redaction of court records
Resisting law enforcement conflict resolution
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1056 on resisting law enforcement conflict resolution sponsored by Sen. Clark and authored by Rep. Meltzer. The bill resolves a conflict between HEA 1014-2025 and HEA 1637-2025. No testimony was provided on the bill. The bill passed 7-0 and was recommitted to Senate Appropriations. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Resisting law enforcement conflict resolution