The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1651 sponsored by Sen. Houchin regarding judicial evaluation of dangerous individuals, otherwise known as the Jake Laird law. This bill requires the Office of Judicial Administration to collect, monitor, and publish certain statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms taken from dangerous individuals. The bill requires a c … [Read more...] about Judicial evaluation of dangerous individuals
Criminal
Drug dealing
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 110 on drug dealing sponsored by Rep. McNamara. This bill adds an item to the existing list of enhancing circumstances for offenses relating to controlled substances and that an enhancing circumstance means that the person committed the offense in, on, or within 100 feet of a drug treatment facility. The bill was amended to make … [Read more...] about Drug dealing
Firearms matters
For amend and vote only, the House Ways & Means Committee heard SB 119 on firearms matters sponsored by Rep. Kirchhofer. This bill provides that: a person may not sell, give, or in any other manner transfer ownership or possession of a machine gun to any person under 18 years of age a person who knowingly or intentionally sells, provides, or in any other manner transfers … [Read more...] about Firearms matters
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 238, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald, on the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (CJI). This bill expands the possible recipients of grants from the CJI beyond a county government or the state government and changes their responsibility from administering sexual offense services, domestic violence programs, and assistance to victims … [Read more...] about Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Nonconsensual pornography
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 243, sponsored by Rep. Speedy, on nonconsensual pornography. This bill defines "intimate image" and provides that a person who knows that an individual does not consent to the posting of an intimate image of the individual on the Internet and posts the image on the Internet; commits internet distribution of an intimate image, a … [Read more...] about Nonconsensual pornography