For amend and vote only, the Senate Civil Law Committee heard HB 1274, sponsored by Sen. Bray, on access to identifying information. This bill requires the state registrar to search death certificates in the state registrar's possession and the State and Territorial Exchange of Vital Events (STEVE) Exchange System if an eligible individual submits a request for the release of … [Read more...] about Access to identifying information
Liens on abandoned or towed vehicles
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard HB 1511, sponsored by Sen. Messmer and Sen. Ford, on liens on abandoned or towed vehicles. This bill specifies that a lienholder's failure to comply with certain notice requirements may result in civil damages. It also provides that proof of receipt of notice for a mechanic's lien by the owner of a vehicle subject to the mechanic's lien is not … [Read more...] about Liens on abandoned or towed vehicles
Repeal of obsolete inheritance tax provisions
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1520, sponsored by Sen. Messmer and Sen. Randolph, on the repeal of obsolete inheritance tax provisions. The bill repeals statutes imposing the inheritance tax and providing exemptions from and deductions to the inheritance tax (under current law the inheritance tax does not apply to a property interest transferred by a decedent whose death … [Read more...] about Repeal of obsolete inheritance tax provisions
Search fee for public records request
The Senate Local Government Committee heard HB 1523, sponsored by Sen. Bray, Sen. Merritt and Sen. Lanane, creating a search fee for public records request. The bill allows a state or local government agency (agency) to charge a maximum hourly fee for any records search that exceeds two hours, prohibits, with certain exceptions, an agency from charging a fee for providing a … [Read more...] about Search fee for public records request
Tax sales
The Senate Local Government Committee heard SB 1536, sponsored by Sen. Grooms, on tax sales. The bill specifies deadlines related to acquiring a tax deed for real property if a county assigns a certificate of sale for the real property to a political subdivision and eliminates a conflict with an administrative order of the Indiana Supreme Court concerning cause numbers. A … [Read more...] about Tax sales