The House Roads and Transportation Committee heard HB 1305 concerning various motor vehicle issues authored by Rep. McMillin. Rep. McMillin explained that this bill was a product of a workgroup of judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and the BMV to refine the provisions of Title 9 impacted by HEA 1279-2014. The Committee adopted some amendments by consent. The amended bill would a … [Read more...] about Various motor vehicle issues
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Death penalty aggravator
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 8, Sen. Steele’s bill to amend the death penalty statute, I.C. 35-50-2-9, to add decapitation or attempted decapitation of the victim as a death penalty aggravator. In discussion, Committee members agreed with Sen. Steele that decapitation might possibly be found to not be incorporated in the present death penalty a … [Read more...] about Death penalty aggravator
DOC specialized vocational program
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 173, Sen. R. Michael Young’s bill to establish a DOC specialized vocational program. Sen. Young explained that the bill would require the DOC to establish a program to train minimum-security offenders in trades such as truck driving, manufacturing, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning. Sen. Young said that the Department … [Read more...] about DOC specialized vocational program
Sentence modification
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 174, Sen. R. Michael Young’s bill to make the application of the 2014 sentence modification statutory changes retroactive to crimes committed before July 1, 2014. Sen. Young noted that there was disagreement in the criminal justice system about the issue and that several appeals about it are pending. The disagreement was ma … [Read more...] about Sentence modification