Technical Corrections

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1020, sponsored by Sen. Young and Sen. Tomes, on code revision corrections.  Author Rep. Washburne explained that the bill updates the list of criminal statutes codified outside IC 35 and makes no substantive change to law (the introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Code Revision Commission). The bill passed … [Read more...] about Code revision corrections

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1181 on technical corrections sponsored by Sens. M. Young and Zakas. The bill resolves technical problems in the Indiana Code.  An amendment was adopted by consent to resolve a conflict in the public records law created last year. The Office of Code Revision testified and answered questions on the bill. The amended bill passed 7-0. Read the … [Read more...] about Technical corrections

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s) HB 1181 Technical corrections 2/6/17 Do Pass -A 2/16/17 Engrossed -A 2/20/17 Passed 96-0 M. Young, Zakas If a bill was amended at any stage in the legislative process, it is designated with an “-A” at the relevant stage. … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Technical Corrections

The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1181 on technical corrections authored and presented by Rep. Kersey. This is the annual technical corrections bill recommended by the summer study committee. The bill was amended to remove section 120 to allow that section to be addressed separately.  The Office of Code Revision testified on the bill. The bill passed as amended 10-0. Read the … [Read more...] about Technical corrections

H.E.A. 1035, P.L. 60 Effective: §§1-5 effective March 21, 2016; §§6-7 effective July 1, 2015 Resolves substantive problems in the Indiana Code. Resolves various nontechnical conflicts and problems not suitable for resolution in the annual technical corrections bill, including: (1) a statute that has been both added and repealed; (2) ambiguous language; (3) incorrect references; and ( … [Read more...] about Code revision corrections