The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1389 on adoption and foster care matters authored by Rep. Lindauer. The bill prohibits a governmental entity from discriminating against a person in adoption and foster care matters based on the person's sincerely held religious belief. The bill allows a person to bring a cause of action against a governmental entity for discriminating against … [Read more...] about Adoption and foster care matters
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Department of child services
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1092 on department of child services authored by Rep. DeVon. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to: The Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, and Indiana Public Defender Council testified in support of the bill. Sports Betting Alliance testified but … [Read more...] about Department of child services
Child services matters
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1257 on child services matters authored by Rep. McGuire. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to: Champions for Children Indiana and several members of the public testified in support of the bill. The Indiana Department of Child Services testified but remained neutral. The amended bill passed 1 … [Read more...] about Child services matters
Family and children matters
The Senate Committee on Family and Children Services heard SB 171 on family and children matters authored by Sen. Tyler Johnson. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to remove the requirement for OJA to create a filter on the child welfare court performance measures dashboard to allow a user to filter by judicial officer. Strength Over Struggle Inc., … [Read more...] about Family and children matters
Criminal penalties
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 324 on criminal penalties authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill, as amended, does the following: The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Council, and the Indiana State Police testified in support of the bill. The Indiana Public Defender Council … [Read more...] about Criminal penalties