The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 17, sponsored by Rep. McNamara, adding the offense of strangulation to the list of offenses requiring payment of the child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee. Author Sen. Head presented the bill. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/17 … [Read more...] about Child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee
Children in need of services with a disability
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard SB 26, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald, on children in need of services with a disability. Author Sen. Steele testified that this bill provides that a child is a child in need of services if the child needs care, treatment or rehabilitation and lives in the same household as an adult who committed certain offenses or has been … [Read more...] about Children in need of services with a disability
Department of Child Services reporting
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard SB 131, sponsored by Rep. DeVon, on Department of Child Services reporting. Author Sen. Broden testified that this bill defines "life threatening" and makes a modest change to the definition of "near fatality", for purposes of the law concerning records relating to a child's death or near fatality, to a severe childhood … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services reporting
Food stamp assistance after drug conviction
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard SB 132, sponsored by Rep. T. Brown, on food stamp assistance after drug conviction. Author Sen. Broden testified that this bill allows certain individuals who were convicted of a drug offense, but have been released from incarceration at least five years before applying for food stamps, and have not been convicted of any … [Read more...] about Food stamp assistance after drug conviction
Law enforcement recordings
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1019 sponsored by Sen. Bray on law enforcement recordings. The bill restricts public access to law enforcement recordings made by body cameras or cameras attached to the vehicle or transportation of a law enforcement officer under IC 5-14-3. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Interim Study Committee on Government. Author … [Read more...] about Law enforcement recordings