The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1369 on sentencing authored by Rep. Morris.The bill: allows an inmate to petition for relief from the inmate's sentence for certain offenses committed before July 1, 2014reduces the number of consecutive years that an inmate must be confined to the custody of the department, for an offense committed before July … [Read more...] about Sentencing
Gubernatorial line of succession
The House Judiciary Committee heard HJR 3 on gubernatorial line of succession authored by Rep. Prescott. The resolution proposes an amendment to Article 5, Section 10 of the Indiana Constitution to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of officeholders in the line of succession. The resolution passed 9-0. Read the resolution at: … [Read more...] about Gubernatorial line of succession
Bail for violent arrestees
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 6 on bail for violent arrestees authored by Sen. M. Young.This billdefines “violent arrestee” and “minimum bail amount” and requires: (1) a court to review the probable cause affidavit or arrest warrant before releasing a violent arrestee on bail; (2) bail to be set following a hearing in open court; and (3) a … [Read more...] about Bail for violent arrestees
Marion County crime reduction pilot
On January 11, 2022, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 7 on Marion County crime reduction pilot authored by Sen. Sandlin. This bill establishes the Marion County crime reduction board (board) as part of the Marion County crime reduction pilot project. The bill allows the board to approve interoperability agreements between law enforcement agencies to expand t … [Read more...] about Marion County crime reduction pilot
Nonprofit bail funding
On January 11, 2022, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 8 on nonprofit bail funding authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill: allows a charitable organization to pay bail on behalf of a defendant if the organization meets certain criteriaexempts from the certification requirement a charitable organization that pays bail for not more than two … [Read more...] about Nonprofit bail funding