General Information

February 3, 2012 | Category: General

We have reached the mid-point of the legislative session.  This installment of the legislative update is a series of topical charts detailing the status of bills of interest to the Judiciary that were heard on third reading.  If a bill was amended at any stage in the legislative process, it is designated with an “-A” at the relevant stage.

If you are interested in reading the text of any bill introduced this session, you may find the bill information at: http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo.

Civil Law

February 3, 2012 | Category: Civil

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s)
SB 54 State university use of eminent domain 1/12/12 Do Pass –A 1/19/12 Do Pass –A 1/24/12 Engrossed 1/26/12 Passed 34-13 Wolkins, Mahan
SB 156 Partition 1/19/12 Do Pass –A 1/23/12 Engrossed –A 1/24/12 Passed 50-0 Koch. Foley
SB 298 Mortgages and liens on real property 1/20/12 Do Pass –A 1/24/12 Engrossed –A 1/30/12 Passed 50-0 Speedy
SB 329 Eminent domain filing deadlines 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Messmer, Battles
HB 1015 Cemetery access 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/27/12 Passed 90-2 Bray, R. Young
HB 1040 Immunity for fast responders 1/11/12 Do Pass 1/13/12 Engrossed 1/17/12 Passed 95-0 Miller
HB 1133 Rights of publicity 1/25/12 Do Pass –A 1/27/12 Engrossed 1/30/12 Passed 85-7 Kenley, Bray
HB 1238 Finding of abandonment for mortgaged property 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/27/12 Engrossed –A 1/30/12 Passed 94-0 Holdman

Criminal Law

February 3, 2012 | Category: Criminal

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s)
SB 1 Right to defend against unlawful entry 1/17/12 Do Pass –A 1/19/12 Engrossed 1/23/12 Passed 45-5 McMillin, Turner, Speedy
SB 4 Human trafficking 1/5/12 Do Pass –A 1/9/12 Engrossed 1/10/12 Passed 48-0 Steuerwald, Foley, L. Lawson, Welch
1/23/12 Do Pass 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/27/12 Passed 95-0 Enrolled Act
SB 6 Knives with automatic blades 1/10/12 Do Pass –A 1/17/12 Engrossed 1/19/12 Passed 48-1 Ubelhor, Eberhart
SR 6 Study committee on Indiana’s grand jury system 1/26/12 Do Pass — —-
SB 11 Animal fighting contests 1/10/12 Do Pass 1/17/12 Engrossed 1/19/12 Passed 38-10 Ubelhor
SB 26 Title 35 definitions 1/12/12 Do Pass –A 1/17/12 Engrossed –A 1/23/12 Passed 50-0 Foley, Pierce
SB 97 Public intoxication 1/24/12 Do Pass 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/30/12 Passed 30-20 Steuerwald
SB 114 Driving while suspended 1/19/12 Do Pass 1/23/12 Engrossed 1/24/12 Passed 50-0 Steuerwald
SB 154 Operating a motorboat while intoxicated 1/19/12 Do Pass 1/23/12 Engrossed 1/24/12 Passed 50-0 Koch, Ubelhor, Welch
SB 234 Synthetic drugs (including “bath salts”) 1/24/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed –A 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 M. Smith
SB 243 Silencers when hunting 1/26/12 Do Pass 1/31/12 Engrossed –A 2/1/12 Passed 42-8 Davisson, Ubelhor, Goodin, Rhoads
SB 246 Lab technician testimony in criminal cases 1/26/12 Do Pass –A 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 48-0 Foley, Koch
SB 262 IC 4 and IC 5 revision 1/19/12 Do Pass 1/23/12 Engrossed 1/26/12 Engrossed –A 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Steuerwald, L. Lawson
SB 274 Immunity for certain alcohol offenses 1/19/12 Do Pass –A 1/23/12 Engrossed 1/24/12 Passed 50-0 McMillin
HB 1011 Various corrections matters 1/27/12 Do Pass –A 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 94-0 Bray, Head, Taylor, Hume
HB 1033 Conversion of Class D felony to Class A misdemeanor 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/30/12 Passed 85-9 Steele
HB 1056 Novelty lighters 1/17/12 Do Pass –A 1/25/12 Engrossed 1/26/12 Passed 78-19 Eckerty, Glick
HB 1080 Sexual battery 1/23/12 Do Pass 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/27/12 Passed 92-0 Eckerty
HB 1196 Synthetic drugs (including “bath salts” 1/17/12 Do Pass –A 1/25/12 Engrossed –A 1/26/12 Passed 97-0 Merritt
HB 1204 Sex and violent offender registry 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 93-0 Steele, Arnold

Family & Juvenile Law

February 3, 2012 | Category: Family/Juvenile

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s)
SB 18 Duty to support a child 1/10/12 Do Pass 1/23/12 Engrossed –A 1/24/12 Passed 49-1 Kirchhofer, McMillin, Steuerwald
SB 32 Guardianships 1/12/12 Do Pass –A 1/17/12 Engrossed 1/23/12 Passed 50-0 Foley
SB 190 Denial of parenting rights to rapists 1/26/12 Do Pass –A 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Kubacki, Ellspermann
SB 249 Record of marriage 1/19/12 Do Pass 1/23/12 Engrossed 1/24/12 Passed 50-0 Truitt, Klinker
SB 286 Department of Child Services 1/12/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed –A 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 McNamara, Noe
SB 287 Department of Child Services 1/12/12 Do Pass – A 1/17/12 Engrossed –A 1/19/12 Passed 48-0 Noe, McNamara
HB 1019 Adoption history information 1/11/12 Do Pass –A 1/13/12 Engrossed 1/17/12 Passed 94-0 Broden
HB 1065 Military custody and parenting time matters 1/11/12 Do Pass 1/25/12 Engrossed 1/26/12 Passed 97-0 Waterman, Tomes
HB 1365 Dual juvenile and criminal jurisdiction 1/23/12 Do Pass 1/26/12 Engrossed –A 1/30/12 Passed 93-0 Bray, M. Young

Judicial Administration

February 3, 2012 | Category: Administration

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s)
SB 152 Allen circuit court 1/25/12 Do Pass –A1/26/12 Do Pass 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Pond, Heuer, Morris, GiaQuinta
SB 235 Pro bono legal services fee 1/26/12 Do Pass –A 1/30/12 Engrossed –A 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Stemler, Koch, Davisson
HB 1049 Problem solving courts 1/25/12 Do Pass –A 1/27/12 Engrossed 1/30/12 Passed 92-3 Bray, Steele, Lanane
HB 1092 Johnson superior court judge 1/25/12 Do Pass 1/27/12 Engrossed 1/30/12 Passed 92-0 Bray

Miscellaneous

February 3, 2012 | Category: Miscellaneous

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s)
SB 237 Noncode statutes 1/26/12 Do Pass 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Foley
SB 402 Indiana uniform law commission 1/19/12 Do Pass –A 1/23/12 Engrossed 1/24/12 Passed 50-0 Foley
HB 1009 Technical corrections 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/27/12 Passed 90-2 M. Young, Banks, Arnold, Taylor

Probate Law

February 3, 2012 | Category: Probate

Bill No. Bill Title Committee 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Sponsor(s)
SB 157 Copy of power of attorney 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/26/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Foley, Koch
SB 176 Immediate detention orders 1/12/12 Do Pass 1/17/12 Engrossed –A 1/23/12 Passed 50-0 Foley
SB 293 Inheritance tax 1/26/12 Do Pass –A 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 50-0 Turner, McMillin, Grubb, Welch
HB 1258 Various estate planning matters 1/23/12 Do Pass –A 1/27/12 Do Pass –A 1/30/12 Engrossed 1/31/12 Passed 96-0 Zakas, Glick, Broden