The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1013 authored by Rep. Koch on the provision of geolocation information to law enforcement. The bill (1) requires electronic communication service providers, upon a law enforcement agency’s request and without a warrant, to provide geolocation information for a device to allow the agency to respond to emergencies involving risk o … [Read more...] about Provision of geolocation information to law enforcement
Substantive problems
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1035 authored by Rep. Washburne and Rep. Kersey on substantive problems in the Indiana Code. The bill resolves various non-technical conflicts and problems not suitable for resolution in the annual technical corrections bill. The bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1035 … [Read more...] about Substantive problems
Technical corrections
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1036 authored by Rep. Washburne and Rep. Kersey on technical corrections. The bill, prepared by the Code Revision Committee, revises incorrect statutory references, nonstandard tabulation and grammatical errors within the Indiana Code. The bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1036 … [Read more...] about Technical corrections
Garnishment of state tax refunds
he House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1054 authored by Rep. Cox and Rep. Dermody on garnishment of state tax refunds. The bill, introduced for the third year, establishes a post-judgment collections process for the state tax refunds of debtors. The bill includes protection for unobligated spouses by exempting part or excluding all of the joint tax refund attributable to the spouse of … [Read more...] about Garnishment of state tax refunds
Terminating the parent-child relationship
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1064 authored by Rep. Slager on terminating the parent-child relationship. The bill allows a parent, who is a victim of rape resulting in the conception of a child, to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of the alleged rapist. The bill includes time frames for filing a petition depending on the age of the parent/victim. Testimony in … [Read more...] about Terminating the parent-child relationship