The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 179 on home detention authored by Sen. Koch. The bill provides that a court may not order a person convicted of a Level 1 felony or a crime subject to certain enhancement; to a community corrections program and allows a court to place a person in a community corrections program as an alternative to commitment to the county ja … [Read more...] about Home detention
Cause of action concerning restraint of trade
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 181 regarding the cause of action concerning restraint of trade authored by Sen. Koch. The bill amends the statute concerning combinations restraining trade as follows: A representative from the Attorney General’s Office testified in support of the bill. The bill p … [Read more...] about Cause of action concerning restraint of trade
Prosecuting attorneys
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 280 on prosecuting attorneys authored by Sen. Freeman.The bill establishes a special prosecuting attorney unit as a division of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (IPAC) to take special prosecutor appointments and increase the number of qualified special prosecutors. The bill establishes the Indiana … [Read more...] about Prosecuting attorneys
Various probate and trust matters
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 287 authored by Sen. Freeman on various probate and trust matters. The bill provides: Representatives from the Indiana State Bar and the Central Indiana Area on Aging testified in support of the bill. The bill was amended to provide: The amended bill passed 10-1. Read the bill at … [Read more...] about Various probate and trust matters
Privacy protections for nonprofit organizations
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 303 authored by Sen. Brown on privacy protections for nonprofit organizations. The bill: Representatives from Indiana Philanthropic Alliance, Americans for Prosperity, and Philanthropy Roundtable testified in support of the bill. The bill was amended to provide that an entity that has submitted an application for exempt … [Read more...] about Privacy protections for nonprofit organizations