Indiana General Assembly
Senate defeats DNA collection bill
February 27, 2013
IL StaffLegislation that would require every person arrested after June 30 for certain crimes to submit a DNA sample failed to pass
the Senate Tuesday.
MoreLong expects Criminal Code revision will get Senate approval
February 27, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlIndiana’s first major rewrite of the state’s Criminal Code in more than 30 years is now in the hands of the Senate
where the Senate leader believes it will ultimately be approved.
MoreOverhaul of Criminal Code approved by House
February 26, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe bill rewriting Indiana’s Criminal Code gained approval of the House of Representatives Monday by an 80 to 13 vote.
The measure now moves to the Senate.
MoreLegislature considers changes to prosecutors’ and judges’ retirement funds
February 25, 2013
IL StaffIn the House of Representatives, a bill that would change features of the Prosecuting Attorneys Retirement Fund is eligible
for a third reading vote. In the Senate, a bill calling for a study of judges’ pensions is ready for second reading
Monday as well.
MoreBan on police cell phone searches in texting-while-driving cases advances
February 22, 2013
Dave StaffordPolice would be restricted in most cases from retrieving information from cell phones and similar devices for violation of
texting-while-driving laws under a measure that passed the Indiana Senate on Thursday.
MoreBills on magistrates; custody and visitation pass House
February 21, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 1041 Thursday morning 96-0. The bill addresses petitions to modify
custody and visitation involving children who have been abused or neglected.
MoreProposed changes would make convicted felons serve at least 75 percent of sentence
February 20, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe worst-of-the-worst criminal offenders will be facing more time while low-level offenders will be given intensive probation
under the new sentencing provisions included in the rewrite of the Indiana Criminal Code.
MoreSenator’s push for constitutional convention passes committee
February 20, 2013
IL StaffSenate President Pro Tem David Long’s legislative initiative calling for a convention to propose amendments to the U.S.
Constitution advanced out of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure Tuesday.
MoreBill restricting social media access for sex offenders passes Senate
February 19, 2013
IL StaffSenate Bill 347, introduced to rectify issues brought up by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals when it struck down an existing
law regulating social media use by registered sex offenders, passed the Senate Monday by a vote of 49-0.
MoreLong’s constitutional convention legislation before committee Tuesday
February 18, 2013
IL StaffSenate President Pro Tempore David Long’s resolution and two companion bills calling for states to gather to amend the
U.S. Constitution to limit the commerce clause and federal taxing authority will be heard before the Committee on Rules and
Legislative Procedure Tuesday.
MoreLegislation on judicial nominating commission members moves to House
February 15, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA bill that would require the governor to appoint nonattorney members to the Judicial Nominating Commission from a list of
legislator-approved candidates passed the Senate 46-2 Thursday.
MoreJudge-backed court staff attorney pilot program bill moves out of committee
February 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonLegislation that would create a pilot program administered by the Indiana Judicial Center to assist trial courts when preparing
and writing certain motions moved out of the House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code 11-0.
MoreSenate president calling for constitutional convention to protect states’ rights
February 14, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlDeclaring that states’ rights are being trampled and the 10th Amendment is in shambles, the leader of the Indiana Senate
is calling for a “gathering of states” to amend the U.S. Constitution.
MoreJustices decline to order mediation in walkout fines case
February 13, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Monday refusing to order mediation in the lawsuit filed by Democratic lawmakers
after some of their pay was withheld following legislative walkouts in 2011 and 2012.
MoreCommission for children, appellate judge retirement age legislation moving
February 13, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Senate passed on second reading Tuesday legislation that will create a commission on improving the status of children
in the state. The introduced version of Senate Bill 125 was prepared by the Department of Child Services Interim Study Committee.
MoreIndiana Sen. Mike Delph's bills raise brows in legal community
February 13, 2013
Dave StaffordSenator drops "loser pays" attorney fees plan, but other bills target grand juries and propose retention supermajority.
MoreProblem-solving courts cut recidivism, help defendants
February 13, 2013
Dave StaffordIndiana House Bill 1016 proposes to let court staff provide some rehabilitative services and collect fees for them.
More6 bills in Indiana Statehouse aimed at slowing the manufacture of meth
February 13, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe description Rodney Cummings gives of Madison County makes the central Indiana area sound like a war zone. The source of
the problem is the manufacture and abuse of methamphetamine, a volatile mix of medicine and toxins that forms a highly addictive
drug.
MoreBill enabling legislators to fight for immigration law in court gets hearing
February 12, 2013
Dave StaffordState senators who are fighting to go to court to defend parts of Indiana’s immigration law – a law that Attorney
General Greg Zoeller concluded could not withstand constitutional scrutiny – will hear a bill Wednesday that would give
them the power to defend their measures in such cases.
MoreAnti-meth bill and right to hunt amendment clear Senate, head to House
February 12, 2013
IL StaffTwo high-profile bills cleared the Indiana Senate Monday and are headed to the House of Representatives.
MoreNew report highlights potential benefits of Medicaid expansion
February 12, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlDays after Gov. Mike Pence came out against expanding Medicaid, the Indiana Hospital Association has issued a report that
estimates increasing coverage could generate up to $3.4 billion in new economic activity and finance more than 30,000 jobs
in the state through 2020.
MoreRenewal of $50 mortgage foreclosure filing fee advances in House
February 8, 2013
Dave StaffordA $50 filing fee on mortgage foreclosure actions that expired Jan. 1 would be renewed for two years under legislation that
advanced this week in the Indiana House of Representatives.
MoreMarriage amendment vote put off until 2014
February 7, 2013
IL StaffIndiana legislators have decided to hold off on pursuing this session an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage
between a man and woman, citing the pending cases on the topic before the U.S. Supreme Court.
MoreHuman trafficking bill goes to full Senate
February 6, 2013
IL StaffA bill to strengthen the state’s human trafficking law – which was passed last year in anticipation of Indianapolis
hosting the Super Bowl, has made it out of committee.
MoreConstitutional amendment on right to hunt, fish out of committee
February 5, 2013
IL StaffA proposal to add the right of Hoosiers to hunt and fish to the Indiana Constitution passed unanimously out of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Monday.
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.