The House Judiciary Committee heard HJR 3 on gubernatorial line of succession authored by Rep. Prescott. The resolution proposes an amendment to Article 5, Section 10 of the Indiana Constitution to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of officeholders in the line of succession. The resolution passed 9-0. Read the resolution at: … [Read more...] about Gubernatorial line of succession
Judicial Administration
Directing the U.S. Congress to propose to the several states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerning the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Buck’s SC 2 on directing the U.S. Congress to propose to the several states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerning the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court. There was no testimony on the bill. The concurrent resolution passed 8-3. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/resolutions/senate/concurrent/2 … [Read more...] about Directing the U.S. Congress to propose to the several states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerning the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court
Uniform electronic legal material act
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 131 on uniform electronic legal material act authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill implements the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, which establishes a process for certain legal materials stored electronically to be designated as official, authenticated, preserved, and made available to the public. A law librarian testified in favor of … [Read more...] about Uniform electronic legal material act
Various courts matters
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 149 on various courts matters authored by Sen. Koch. The bill does the following: makes clarifying changes to the powers and duties of the Marion superior court executive committeeProvides that an appointed judicial officer shall be vested by the judges of the family division of the Marion superior court with suitable powers for the … [Read more...] about Various courts matters
Pro bono legal services fee
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 241 on pro bono legal services fee authored by Sen. Boehnlein. The bill eliminates the sunset provision for pro bono legal service fees. The Committee amended the bill by consent to extend the sunset provision to 2025.The following testified in support of the bill: Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Bar Foundation, Pro Bono Indiana, and … [Read more...] about Pro bono legal services fee