The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1115 authored by Rep. Hamilton and Rep. Culver on landowner immunity for trail access. The bill amends current law to include limitations on a landowner’s liability for an injury to a person or property caused by an act or failure to act of another person using the landowner’s premises for certain recreational purposes, including a person going … [Read more...] about Landowner immunity for trail access
Delinquent self-storage facility rents
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1194 authored by Rep. Speedy on delinquent self-storage facility rents. The bill amends current law to allow a self-storage facility owner to impose and collect a late fee from renters. This bill also authorizes the facility owner to recover all reasonable costs and expenses of rent collection and lien enforcement. The bill specifies that the f … [Read more...] about Delinquent self-storage facility rents
Use of purple marks to deny entry to property
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1212 authored by Rep. Bartels on the use of purple marks to deny entry to property. The bill authorizes the use of identifying purple marks (straight line) on trees or posts to identify real property against trespassers. Testimony was heard in support of the bill. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill a … [Read more...] about Use of purple marks to deny entry to property
Bail issues
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1328 authored by Rep. Porter on bail issues. The bill amends current law to remove the requirement that the Indiana pretrial risk assessment system shall be designed to assess an arrestee’s likelihood of committing a new criminal offense, shifts the burden of proof by providing that murder is not bailable if the State proves by a preponderance o … [Read more...] about Bail issues
Department of Child Services
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1406 authored by Rep. Mayfield on the Department of Child Services. The bill updates and revises Indiana law to ensure consistency with federal law on child support. Testimony was heard in support of the amended bill from the Child Support Bureau. The bill amended passed 10-0. Read the bill at h … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services