For amend and vote only, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 299 on offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill amends the definition of "unmanned aerial vehicle" throughout the Indiana Code to specify that the term includes: (1) an unmanned aircraft and an unmanned aircraft system; and (2) a small unmanned aircraft and a small unmanned a … [Read more...] about Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles
DNA for felony arrestees
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard Sen. Houchin’s SB 322 on submitting DNA for felony arrestees. This bill requires every person arrested for a felony after December 31, 2017, to submit a DNA sample, and specifies that the sample may be obtained only by buccal swab. It also provides for the expungement of a DNA sample taken from a person if the person is acquitted of all f … [Read more...] about DNA for felony arrestees
Protective orders and wireless service providers
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Houchin’s SB 323 on protective orders and wireless service providers. This bill allows a court to include the transfer of wireless telephone numbers and accounts as part of an order for protection. Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, AT&T, and Verizon testified in favor of this bill. The bill passed 10-0. Read the bill at h … [Read more...] about Protective orders and wireless service providers
Drug dealing resulting in death
For amend and vote only, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Houchin’s SB 324 on drug dealing resulting in death. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, finances the manufacture of, delivers, or finances the delivery of cocaine, a narcotic drug, methamphetamine, or a schedule I, II, or III drug, the delivery of which r … [Read more...] about Drug dealing resulting in death
Real property improvement contracts
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Head’s SB 353 on real property improvement contracts. The bill amends the statute concerning home improvement contracts to do the following: expand the scope of the statute to cover improvements made to commercial real property in addition to residential real property; specify that for purposes of the statute, improvements include i … [Read more...] about Real property improvement contracts