The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Young’s SB 488 on public defenders authorizing the Indiana Public Defender Commission to create a system for and guidelines governing multi-county public defender offices. The bill also specifies term limits, member appointments, and meeting requirements for the joint board of a multi-county public defender’s off … [Read more...] about Public defenders
Tippecanoe County superior court
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Buchanan’s SB 568 adding a Tippecanoe County superior court. Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Randy Williams testified in favor of the bill. The bill passed 10-0 and was recommitted to Appropriations. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/568 … [Read more...] about Tippecanoe County superior court
Jurisdiction of the tax court over fees
The Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy heard SB 582 authored by Sen. Charbonneau on removing the jurisdiction of the Tax Court over municipal fees. The bill was introduced in response to a Tax Court ruling on December 5, 2018, that a storm sewer fee imposed by the town of McCordsville was a tax. Representatives from the Indiana Association of Cities & Towns and Farm … [Read more...] about Jurisdiction of the tax court over fees
Community corrections and credit time
For amend and vote only, the Committee heard HB 1080 on community corrections and credit time authored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. McNamara. The bill provides that a person who is placed in a community corrections program may be deprived of earned good time credit due to a violation of a term of the person's community corrections sentence as provided under protocols adopted by the … [Read more...] about Community corrections and credit time
Crimes involving synthetic drugs
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1186 on synthetic drug crimes authored by Rep. Negele. The bill makes possessing or dealing in a substance that is a controlled substance analog an offense of the same level as possession of or dealing in the controlled substance of which the substance is an analog, defines "substance represented to be a controlled substance" and … [Read more...] about Crimes involving synthetic drugs