For amend and vote only, the House Ways and Means Committee heard SB 126, sponsored by Rep. Wolkins and Rep. Klinker, on adding a fourth judge to the Kosciusko County superior court. The bill was amended to add magistrates in Putnam, Scott, and Jefferson counties. The amendment also changes the effective date to July 1, 2019. The amended bill passed 18-0. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Kosciusko County superior court
Judicial Administration
Trial records
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1173 pertaining to trial records sponsored by Sen. Bohacek. The bill: permits a victim (or the spouse or an immediate family member of a deceased victim) to obtain, free of charge, an electronic copy of the transcript of criminal proceedings in the victim's case, and requires a prosecuting attorney or victim assistance program to assist the … [Read more...] about Trial records
Veterans matters
he Veterans Affairs and The Military Committee heard HB 1402 sponsored by Sen. Boots on veterans matters. This bill originally required the Indiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs to perform an electronic query of the records maintained in Odyssey on a weekly basis to obtain arrestee information and cross reference the names obtained with the names of individuals in the U.S. D … [Read more...] about Veterans matters
Office of Judicial Administration
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 238 sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald on the Office of Judicial Administration. The bill changes all references to the Supreme Court Administration, Division of State Court Administration and the Indiana Judicial Center to the Office of Judicial Administration. The bill also changes all references to the executive director of the Division of State C … [Read more...] about Office of Judicial Administration
Putnam County magistrate
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 14 sponsored by Rep. Baird allowing the Putnam County judges to appoint a Putnam County magistrate. The bill was amended to allow for the appointment of a magistrate for both Jefferson and Scott counties. Putnam County Judge Headley and Scott County Judge Mount testified in favor of the bill and the amendment. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Putnam County magistrate