The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard HB 1363 on various public safety matters authored by Rep. Bartels. The bill in relevant part: The Committee amended the relevant parts of the bill by consent to: The Integrated Public Safety Commission, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, and Indiana School Resource Officer Association testified in support of … [Read more...] about Various public safety matters
Juvenile
Family and children matters
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
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