The Senate Committee on Family and Children Services heard SB 171 on family and children matters authored by Sen. Tyler Johnson. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to remove the requirement for OJA to create a filter on the child welfare court performance measures dashboard to allow a user to filter by judicial officer. Strength Over Struggle Inc., … [Read more...] about Family and children matters
Juvenile
Permissible unsupervised activity
The House Committee on Judiciary heard HB 1035 on permissible unsupervised activity authored by Rep. Teshka. The bill provides that a child is not in need of services solely because a parent, guardian, or custodian allows the child to engage in an independent activity unless the parent, guardian, or custodian is so reckless as to endanger the health or safety of the child by … [Read more...] about Permissible unsupervised activity
Expungement
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1118 on expungement authored by Rep. Zimmerman. The bill repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural matters relating to expungement. … [Read more...] about Expungement
Juvenile court jurisdiction
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1249 on juvenile court jurisdiction authored by Rep. Zimmerman. The bill adds the unlawful carrying of a handgun, if charged as a felony, to the list of offenses over which a juvenile court does not have jurisdiction, if committed by a juvenile that is 16 or 17 years old. The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys … [Read more...] about Juvenile court jurisdiction
2025 Legislative Session Digest
This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2025 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of selected bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law. Civil Criminal Law Family Law Judicial Administration Juvenile Law Probate Law Traffic Law … [Read more...] about 2025 Legislative Session Digest