SB 380

  • Indiana Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Feb 23, 2021
  • House
  • Governor

Court matters.

Abstract

Adds a superior court in Hamilton County. Allows the judges of the Decatur circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Decatur County courts. Allows the judges of the Hancock circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Hancock County courts. Allows the judges of the Huntington circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Huntington County courts. Allows the judges of the Knox circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Knox County courts. Allows the judge of the Lake superior court division No. 4 to appoint a magistrate to serve the Lake superior court division No. 4. Makes clarifying changes to the powers and duties of the Marion superior court executive committee. Provides that an appointed judicial officer shall be vested by the judges of the family division of the Marion superior court with suitable powers for the handling of all probate matters of the court. Removes or reallocates the powers and duties of a probate hearing judge, probate commissioner, juvenile referee, bail commissioner, and master commissioner from the Marion superior court. Provides that the Marion County judicial selection committee nomination procedure shall be followed when filling a vacancy that occurs in a court. Provides that the: (1) clerk of a circuit court; (2) clerk of a city or town court; or (3) judge of a city or town court that does not have a clerk; may retain as an administrative fee an amount of up to $3 from the excess amount collected by the clerk for general court costs. Makes conforming changes.

Bill Sponsors (17)

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Mar 11, 2021

House

Representative Steuerwald removed as sponsor

House

Representative Steuerwald added as cosponsor

House

Representative Jeter C added as sponsor

House

Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127

House

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Mar 04, 2021

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
courts and criminal code

Feb 24, 2021

Senate

Referred to the House

Feb 23, 2021

Senate

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 47, nays 0

Senate

House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald

Feb 22, 2021

Senate

Second reading: ordered engrossed

Feb 18, 2021

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Feb 15, 2021

Senate

Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  • Referral-Committee
appropriations

Feb 11, 2021

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Feb 08, 2021

Senate

Senator Freeman added as coauthor

Feb 01, 2021

Senate

Senator Messmer added as second author

Senate

Senators Baldwin S, Buck, Ford J.D., Qaddoura, Walker K, Leising, Perfect, Crider, Zay, Bassler, Randolph added as coauthors

Senate

Senator Holdman added as third author

Jan 28, 2021

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
appropriations

Jan 14, 2021

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
judiciary

Senate

Authored by Senator Koch

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced Senate Bill (S) PDF
Senate Bill (S) PDF
Senate Bill (S) PDF
Senate Bill (S) PDF
Senate Bill (H) PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note: SB0380.05.COMH.FN001 PDF

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