The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Negele’s HB 1173 creating a new Tippecanoe County superior court (No. 7). Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Randy Williams testified in favor of the bill. The bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1173 … [Read more...] about Tippecanoe County superior court
Crimes involving synthetic drugs
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 28 on enhancement of penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs by Sen. Bohacek. This bill makes certain offenses involving synthetic drugs an enhancing circumstance at the penalty phase. It removes certain misdemeanor prosecutions concerning synthetic drugs and synthetic lookalike drugs from eligibility for conditional … [Read more...] about Crimes involving synthetic drugs
Copies of identifying adoption information
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 197 authored by Sen. Head on copies of identifying adoption information. The bill provides that a person who is entitled to adoption information is also entitled to obtain copies of any identifying information to the individual from the court. It also makes a correction regarding exceptions to the release of identifying information. The bill … [Read more...] about Copies of identifying adoption information
Controlled substances in penal facilities
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 198 on controlled substances in penal facilities by Sen. Bohacek. This bill makes committing a controlled substance offense on the property of a penal facility or juvenile facility an enhancing circumstance at the penalty phase. The bill was amended by consent to remove the term synthetic drug from the dealing enhancement. … [Read more...] about Controlled substances in penal facilities
Child support modification
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 206 authored by Sen. M. Young on child support modification. The bill defines, for purposes of child support modification, an order with respect to child support and the appropriate timing for such requests. The 12-month period starts at the time of initial order or any future modification of child support. A representative from the Indiana … [Read more...] about Child support modification