The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1283 on burden of proof for exoneration payments authored by Rep. Steuerwald.The billprovides that a person applying to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute seeking compensation for wrongful incarceration must prove that he or she is actually innocent by a preponderance of the evidence. The Indiana Criminal … [Read more...] about Burden of proof for exoneration payments
Restraint of pregnant inmates
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1294 on the restraint of pregnant inmates authored by Reps. Fleming and Ziemke. The bill amends Title 11 to establish the appropriate use of restraints on an inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, recuperating from delivery, or experiencing a medical emergency related to the pregnancy and proper medical care of such inmates. … [Read more...] about Restraint of pregnant inmates
Juvenile law matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1359 on juvenile law matters authored by Rep. McNamara. The bill: mandates that the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana (Commission) shall create a statewide oversight body to do the following:develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile justice data;establish procedures and policies related to … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters
Directing the U.S. Congress to propose to the several states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerning the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Buck’s SC 2 on directing the U.S. Congress to propose to the several states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerning the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court. There was no testimony on the bill. The concurrent resolution passed 8-3. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/resolutions/senate/concurrent/2 … [Read more...] about Directing the U.S. Congress to propose to the several states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution concerning the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court
Sentence enhancement for use of a firearm
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 19 on sentence enhancement for use of a firearm authored by Sen. Gaskill. The bill adds the inspector general or an investigator for the inspector general to the definition of "police officer" for purposes of the statute providing a sentence enhancement for individuals who point or discharge a firearm at a police officer while committing … [Read more...] about Sentence enhancement for use of a firearm