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
Juvenile
Expungement
S.E.A. 281, P.L. 77-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Specifies that certain records relating to juvenile offenses are accessible to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties and requires persons having custody of these records to take steps to ensure that these records are available in a timely manner. Specifies that the juvenile court shall … [Read more...] about Expungement
Family and social services matters
S.E.A. 486, P.L. 26-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Provides that if a child loses Medicaid coverage while confined in a juvenile detention facility or secure facility, the division of family resources shall, upon receiving notice that the child will be released, take action necessary to ensure that the child is eligible to receive specified federally mandated services for 30 … [Read more...] about Family and social services matters
State budget [DCS pilot and caseload]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1001 … [Read more...] about State budget [DCS pilot and caseload]
Public safety
H.E.A. 1014, P.L. 218-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Makes certain provisions concerning juvenile court jurisdiction retroactive. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1014 … [Read more...] about Public safety