The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1344 on funding of prosecuting attorney operations authored by Reps. Steuerwald and Jeter. The bill establishes the public prosecution fund and a prosecuting attorney compensation fee (a court fee) of $40 which will be deposited in the state general fund. The bill provides that a county may be reimbursed for certain prosecutorial … [Read more...] about Funding of prosecuting attorney operations
Judicial Administration
Access to public records
The House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee heard HB 1360 on access to public records authored by Rep. Lehman. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to provide that a public agency may (instead of shall): (1) establish an electronic portal that includes the listed requirements, (2) collect the supplemental fee, and (3) waive the fee under certain … [Read more...] about Access to public records
Court security
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 291 on court security authored by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Carrasco. The bill repeals current code provisions concerning the supreme court sheriff and allows the Supreme Court of Indiana and the Court of Appeals of Indiana to each appoint a court marshal who may then hire deputy court marshals. The bill requires these court marshals to ensure the … [Read more...] about Court security
Various judicial matters
The House Committee on Judiciary heard HB 1033 on various judicial matters authored by Rep. Lopez. The bill provides a correction and addition to persons that sit on a community corrections advisory board and the local Justice Reinvestment and Advisory Council (JRAC) for a county with a consolidated city. A majority of the bill is dedicated to specific matters regarding the … [Read more...] about Various judicial matters
Local government matters
The House Committee on Local Government heard HB 1161 on local government matters authored by Rep. Lawson. The bill in relevant part provides that members appointed to county public defender boards and community corrections advisory boards serve at the pleasure of the members appointing authority. The bill also provides that each county executive, excluding a county … [Read more...] about Local government matters