Chris Jeter
- Republican
- Representative
- District 88
Author
Provides that the judges of the Marion County juvenile courts may not appoint more than 11 magistrates. Eliminates a court in Blackford County and Monroe County. Eliminates a magistrate in Jennings County. Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint four full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.) Adds two superior courts to Hamilton County. Provides that the first judges of Hamilton superior courts No. 8 and No. 9 shall: (1) be elected at the November 2026 general election; (2) take office January 1, 2027; and (3) serve a term of six years. Allows the judges of the Hamilton circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint two additional magistrates to serve the Hamilton County courts. Allows the judge of the Lawrence County juvenile court to appoint not more than one full-time magistrate. Allows the judges of the Vigo circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint one magistrate to serve the Vigo County courts.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 224
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 558: yeas 83, nays 5
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 525: yeas 45, nays 4
CCR # 1 filed in the House
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Koch
Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Pol
Motion to dissent filed
House advisors appointed: Zimmerman, Wesco, Borders, Garcia Wilburn and Gore
House conferees appointed: Jeter and Pfaff
House dissented from Senate amendments
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 432: yeas 33, nays 16
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #2 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
Amendment #5 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #4 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
Senator Goode added as cosponsor
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Koch
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 91, nays 0
Representatives Pfaff and Wesco added as coauthors
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Representative Lopez D added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Authored by Representative Jeter
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
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| Fiscal Note: HB1144.07.ENRS.FN001 |
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