The Senate Committee on Public Policy heard Sen. Merritt’s SB 227 removes the July 1, 2017 expiration of the $50 mortgage foreclosure and education filing fee paid by a creditor/plaintiff when filing a new mortgage foreclosure case. Several nonprofit organizations from around Indiana testified in support of the bill and gave detailed descriptions of the programs and services that h … [Read more...] about Mortgage foreclosure and education filing fee
Internet crimes against children fund
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Crider’s SB 230 on internet crimes against children fund. The bill establishes the Internet crimes against children fund and appropriates $2,000,000 from the state general fund to the fund. The bill requires the state police department to administer the fund and use money in the fund to: (1) pay for costs incurred by the department for tr … [Read more...] about Internet crimes against children fund
Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles
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 aircraft system, all as d … [Read more...] about Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles
Revocation of teaching licenses
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Bassler’s and Sen. Kruse’s SB 367 on revocation of teaching licenses. The bill requires a court to issue an order recommending to the Department of Education revocation of a defendant's teaching license if the defendant is convicted of certain crimes and the victim is a child less than 18 years of age. The bill also requires the Department of … [Read more...] about Revocation of teaching licenses
Various crimes
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Young’s SB 424 on various crimes. The bill provides the following: amends crime of strangulation to include application of pressure to a victim's torso, and increases the penalty to a Level 5 felony if it is knowingly committed against a pregnant woman creates an enhancement to obstruction of justice if a person i … [Read more...] about Various crimes