S.E.A. 193, P.L. 154 Effective: July 1, 2022 Provides that the chief justice of the supreme court, or the chief justice's designee, is a nonvoting member of the probate code study commission (commission). Provides that eight affirmative votes are required for the commission to take final action. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/193 … [Read more...] about Probate Code Study Commission
Uniform trust decanting act and trustee duties
H.E.A. 1205, P.L. 161 Effective: July 1, 2022 Allows a trustee of an irrevocable trust to appoint a successor trustee or multiple trustees. Provides that a trustee's power to appoint a successor trustee includes the power to allocate trustee powers to one or more trustees.Enacts the uniform trust decanting act.Creates a definition of the decanting power to include a power by a … [Read more...] about Uniform trust decanting act and trustee duties
Various probate and trust matters
H.E.A. 1208, P.L. 162 Effective: July 1, 2022 In one instance in the law on health care advance directives, changes the word "testator" to "declarant".Amends several provisions relating to the filing of notices to make those provisions consistent with Rules of Trial Procedure 86 and 87 concerning electronic filing.Resolves inconsistencies in two sections of the chapter on … [Read more...] about Various probate and trust matters
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
H.E.A. 1167, P.L. 118 Effective: July 1, 2022, except for §§22-23 effective January 1, 2023 In relevant part: Provides that a suspension for failure to satisfy a judgment imposed before December 31, 2021 terminates on December 31, 2024.Provides that an individual subject to both an administrative license suspension and a court ordered license suspension must file a petition … [Read more...] about Bureau of Motor Vehicles
School employee misconduct
The House Education Committee heard SB 115 on school employee misconduct sponsored by Rep. J. Young. Sen. Freeman introduced the bill. The relevant portion of the bill requires Court Technology to add certain misdemeanor convictions for public indecency to the types of felony conviction information Court Technology is already required to send to the Department of … [Read more...] about School employee misconduct