The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 259 on probable cause affidavit authored by Sen. Alting and Sen. Freeman. The bill requires an affidavit for probable cause, or a person testifying at a probable cause hearing, to make disclosures relating to possible conflicts of interest. A family who experienced the non-disclosure of a law enforcement conflict of … [Read more...] about Probable cause affidavit
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Offenses against children
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 326 on offenses against children authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. The bill also provides that it is a defense to prosecution of child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material if a school employee, … [Read more...] about Offenses against children
Rape kits
The House Ways and Means Committee heard HB 1413 on rape kits authored by Rep. Cash and co-authored by Rep. Sweet and Rep. Klinker. The bill does the following: The bill was amended by consent to make technical corrections and remove the appropriation provision of the bill. The amended bill passed 22-0. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Rape kits
Rape kits
The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard HB 1413 on rape kits, authored by Rep. Cash and Rep. Sweet. The bill establishes the rape kit backlog fund to provide funding for assisting law enforcement agencies and testing labs in eliminating the backlog of untested rape kits and requires the Indiana State Police department to provide grants to law enforcement … [Read more...] about Rape kits
Transportation matters
H.E.A. 1090, P.L. 49 Effective: July 1, 2024 Allows evidence of a failure to comply with passenger restraint system statutes to be admitted in a civil action as to mitigation of damages for a plaintiff who is at least 15 years of age or older. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1090 … [Read more...] about Transportation matters