The House Public Policy Committee heard HB 1077 on firearm matters authored by Rep. Smaltz.The bill: Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in IndianaSpecifies that eligible persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the … [Read more...] about Firearms matters
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2021 Legislative Session Digest
This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2021 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2021 legislative session. Civil Civil immunity related to COVID-19 (S.E.A. 1, P.L. 1) Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (S.E.A. 188, P.L. 141) Hospital and health … [Read more...] about 2021 Legislative Session Digest
Campground matters
S.E.A. 17, P.L. 106 Effective: July 1, 2021 Allows a campground owner to ask an individual to leave a campground in certain instances. Specifies that an individual who remains on or returns to a campground after having been asked to leave the campground commits criminal trespass. Provides that a guest who is asked to leave a campground is entitled to a refund of any unused portion … [Read more...] about Campground matters
Mental health treatment for inmates
S.E.A. 63, P.L. 6 Effective: July 1, 2021 Permits, under certain circumstances, an offender committed to the Department of Correction to be held within a treatment facility operated by the department for not more than 14 days beyond the offender's mandatory release date if: (1) the offender consents; or (2) a court has ordered the offender to be committed to a treatment setting … [Read more...] about Mental health treatment for inmates
Protection orders and domestic battery
S.E.A. 79, P.L. 67 Effective: July 1, 2021 Provides that if a petition for an order for protection is filed by a person or on behalf of an unemancipated minor, the court shall determine, after reviewing the petition or making an inquiry, whether issuing the order for protection may impact a school corporation's ability to provide in-person instruction for the person or the … [Read more...] about Protection orders and domestic battery