The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1358 authored by Reps. Morris, Carbaugh, Beau, and Moed on use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill allows a law enforcement officer to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to obtain aerial photographs or video images of a crime scene without first obtaining a search warrant in certain instances. The bill also provides that a person … [Read more...] about Use of unmanned aerial vehicles
Assisted reproduction and gestational surrogacy
The House Judiciary Committee heard Rep. Eberhart’s HB 1369 on assisted reproduction and gestational surrogacy. The bill amends provisions regarding testing of donated human sperm and eggs and repeals current Indiana law regarding surrogacy agreements. It also enacts the gestational surrogacy act, which establishes: presumptions regarding parentage; prerequisites for individuals w … [Read more...] about Assisted reproduction and gestational surrogacy
School bus safety
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Head’s SB 2 on school bus safety. The bill does the following: increases the penalty, from a Class A infraction to a Class C misdemeanor, for an individual who fails to stop when a school bus's stop arm is extended provides that the court shall suspend the person's driving privileges: (1) for 90 days; or (2) if the person has committed at … [Read more...] about School bus safety
Nonconsensual pornography
For amend and vote only, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Bohacek’s SB 192 on nonconsensual pornography. The bill defines "intimate image" and creates a civil cause of action against a person who displays or distributes an intimate image without the consent of the individual depicted in the intimate image, provides that a prevailing plaintiff is entitled to court costs, re … [Read more...] about Nonconsensual pornography
Terrorism and extortion
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Freeman’s SB 240 on terrorism and extortion. The bill does the following: repeals and replaces in a new article the offense of possession, use, or manufacture of a weapon of mass destruction, agricultural terrorism, terroristic mischief, and terroristic deception specifies that "terrorism" includes the unlawful threat o … [Read more...] about Terrorism and extortion