Eric Koch
- Republican
- Senator
- District 44
Author
Provides that the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary (committee) shall review, consider, and make recommendations concerning requests for new courts, new judicial officers, and changes in jurisdiction of existing courts in each even-numbered year. Specifies the information that must be provided to the committee with such a request. Provides that in each even-numbered year the committee shall: (1) identify each county in which the number of courts or judicial officers exceeds the number used by the county for a particular year; and (2) determine the number of years in which the number of courts or judicial officers in the county has exceeded the number used by the county. Requires the office of judicial administration to post the required information on its Internet web site. Establishes the Clark circuit courts No. 5 and No. 6, beginning January 1, 2025. Provides for the election of the judges of each of these circuit courts at the November 2024 general election. Establishes the Clark superior courts No. 5 and No. 6. Requires the governor to appoint the judge of each of these superior courts. Provides that each of these superior courts converts to Clark circuit courts No. 5 and No. 6 beginning January 1, 2025. Establishes a sixth circuit court in Delaware County. Removes the requirement that Delaware circuit courts No. 4 and No. 5 each have a standard small claims and misdemeanor docket. Establishes a third superior court in Marshall County. Allows the judges of the Gibson superior court and Gibson circuit court to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Gibson County courts. Allows the judges of the Hamilton circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint an additional magistrate to serve the Hamilton County courts. Allows the judges of the Jennings circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Jennings County courts. Requires the Indiana criminal justice institute to: (1) collect data concerning rates of rearrest of defendants released with and without money bail; and (2) submit an annual report containing the information collected to the legislative council. Urges the legislative council to assign to the committee the topic of giving mutual full faith and credit to judgments and orders of a tribal court of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Public Law 138
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 362: yeas 49, nays 0
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 363: yeas 66, nays 28
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Garten, Lanane and Mishler
Senate conferees appointed: Koch and Taylor G
Senate dissented from House amendments
House advisors appointed: Hostettler, Mayfield, Engleman, Steuerwald and Klinker
House conferees appointed: McNamara and DeLaney
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Motion to dissent filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 283: yeas 91, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Klinker added as cosponsor
Rule 105.1 suspended
Representative Jordan added as cosponsor
Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 47, nays 3
Cosponsors: Representatives Steuerwald and Torr
House sponsor: Representative McNamara
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senator Lanane added as coauthor
Senator Kruse added as coauthor
Amendment #1 (Taylor G) failed; Roll Call 50: yeas 18, nays 32
Senator Buck added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Merritt added as third author
Senator Messmer added as coauthor
Senators Garten, Ruckelshaus, Perfect, Spartz, Ford J.D. added as coauthors
Senator Mishler added as second author
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Authored by Senator Koch
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| Fiscal Note: SB0256.07.ENRH.FN001 | |
| Committee Report: SB0256.06.COMH.CCH001 | |
| Committee Report: SB0256.06.COMH.CCS001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.06.COMH.FN001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.06.COMH.FN002 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.06.COMH.FN003 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.05.COMH.FN001 | |
| Committee Report: SB0256.04.COMH.CRH001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.04.COMH.FN001 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.04.COMH.AMH12 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.04.COMH.AMH14 | |
| Committee Report: SB0256.03.COMS.CRH001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.03.COMS.FN001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.03.COMS.FN002 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.03.COMS.FN003 | |
| Floor Amendment: SB0256.03.COMS.AMS001 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.03.COMS.AMH10 | |
| Committee Report: SB0256.02.COMS.CRS001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.02.COMS.FN001 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.02.COMS.AMS07 | |
| Committee Report: SB0256.01.INTR.CRS001 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0256.01.INTR.FN001 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.01.INTR.AMS01 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.01.INTR.AMS03 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.01.INTR.AMS04 | |
| Committee Amendment: SB0256.01.INTR.AMS05 |
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