The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 256 on courts and judicial officers authored by Sen. Koch. This bill: Provides that the interim Committee on Courts and the Judiciary (committee) shall review, consider, and make recommendations concerning requests for new courts, new judicial officers, and changes in jurisdiction of existing courts and specifies the information that … [Read more...] about Courts and judicial officers
Judicial Administration
Gibson County magistrate
For amend and vote only, the House Ways and Means Committee heard HB 1145 authored by Rep. Hostettler allowing the judges of Gibson superior courts to appoint a magistrate to serve the Gibson superior courts. The bill was amended by consent to include the Gibson circuit court and to change the effective date to July 1, 2021 to coincide with the fiscal year. The amended bill passed … [Read more...] about Gibson County magistrate
Court matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1313 concerning court matters authored by Rep. J. Young. The bill amends the magistrate statutes to provide magistrates have the same powers as judges, except judicial mandate, sunsets the judicial technology oversight committee (JTOC), and increases the small claims jurisdictional limit to $8,000. The bill was amended by … [Read more...] about Court matters
Courts and judicial officers
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 256 on courts and judicial officers. The bill is authored by Sen. Koch and provides the following: The Interim Committee on Courts and the Judiciary shall review, consider, and make recommendations concerning requests for new courts, new judicial officers, and changes in jurisdiction of existing courts and specifies the information that … [Read more...] about Courts and judicial officers
Technical corrections
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1096 the technical corrections prepared by the Code Revision Commission and authored by Rep. J. Young. This bill changes any remaining references to Indiana Judicial Center and State Court Administration to Office of Judicial Administration. A representative from the Legislative Services Agency spoke in favor of the bill. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Technical corrections