The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 351 on controllable electronic records sponsored by Rep. Teshka and authored by Sen. Garten. The bill, as explained by the author, permits Indiana to regulate virtual currency and digital products. It allows banks to take virtual currency as collateral, permits the Indiana Attorney General to make rules about unclaimed property in this area, … [Read more...] about Controllable electronic records
Kinship caregiver intervention
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 410 on kinship caregiver intervention, sponsored by Reps. Pressel and Jordan and authored by Sen. Bohacek. The legislation created a definition for “kinship caregiver” and permitted a kinship caregiver to petition to intervene in a CHINS or TPR proceeding. An amendment prepared by the Department of Child Services (DCS) was introduced to change … [Read more...] about Kinship caregiver intervention
Administrative authority; COVID-19 immunizations
The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee heard HB 1001 on administrative authority; COVID-19 immunizations authored by Rep. Lehman and sponsored by Sens. Messmer and Charbonneau. The bill establishes Indiana COVID-19 immunization law and addresses vaccination policies in the work environment. Sen. Messmer introduced amendment #13 and the Committee voted 7-2 to … [Read more...] about Administrative authority; COVID-19 immunizations
Department of Correction
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1004 on Department of Correction (DOC) sponsored by Sens. Eric Koch and Aaron Freeman which updates terms and provisions involving direct placement in a community corrections program and gives discretion to a court to commit Level 6 felons to DOC. This bill: amends and updates certain terms and provisions involving direct … [Read more...] about Department of Correction
Elements of rape
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1079 on elements of rape sponsored by Sens. Bohacek and Brown.Theauthor, Rep. Negele, introduced the bill which provides that a person commits rape if: (1) the person engages in sexual activity with another person and the other person submits to the sexual activity under the belief that the person committing the act is som … [Read more...] about Elements of rape