SB 179 IN

0likes☆Favorite🔕SubscribeShare

Became Law

Requires the justice reinvestment advisory council (council) to conduct a study on criminal indigency determinations by all Indiana trial courts. Requires the council to submit a report containing recommendations on specified topics to the legislative council before July 1, 2025. Changes the name of the Indiana public defender commission to the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys (commission). Provides that from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, certain counties may be reimbursed for 40% of indigent defense services provided for misdemeanors in a superior or circuit court. (Current law excludes misdemeanors from reimbursement.) Requires the commission to submit a report to the legislative council and the budget committee not later than December 1, 2029, concerning the 40% reimbursement for indigent defense services provided for misdemeanors. Requires each clerk of the court to make an annual report to the commission concerning certain fees. Changes the distribution of fees for indigent defendant representation. Increases certain fees if a court finds a person is able to pay the cost of representation by counsel. Prohibits the commission from: (1) receiving additional appropriations from the general assembly for misdemeanor reimbursement; or (2) reimbursing certain counties for misdemeanor reimbursement; before July 1, 2029. Provides that each court in certain counties receiving reimbursement from the public defense fund shall require a person claiming indigency to submit a uniform form, prescribed by the office of judicial administration, to assist the court in determining whether the person is indigent. Specifies that such courts shall review or designate a staff member to review the form submitted to ensure accuracy of the information contained in the form. Allows such a court to request any additional information needed from the person to verify the accuracy of the information submitted in the form.

• Eric Koch Republican · author
• Liz Brown Republican · author
• Susan Glick Republican · author
• Wendy McNamara Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 9, 2024 Authored by Senators Koch, Brown L, Glick · upper
2. Jan 9, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
3. Jan 9, 2024 Coauthored by Senator Pol · upper
4. Jan 18, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
5. Jan 22, 2024 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
6. Jan 25, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
7. Jan 29, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
8. Jan 30, 2024 House sponsor: Representative McNamara · upper
9. Jan 30, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 62: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
10. Jan 30, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives Steuerwald, Negele, Hatcher · upper
11. Jan 31, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
12. Feb 6, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
13. Feb 15, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
14. Feb 15, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
15. Feb 27, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
16. Feb 29, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
17. Mar 4, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 96, nays 2 · lower
18. Mar 5, 2024 Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Glick and Brown L · upper
19. Mar 5, 2024 House conferees appointed: McNamara and Hatcher · lower
20. Mar 5, 2024 House advisors appointed: Steuerwald, Negele, Gore and Pryor · lower
21. Mar 5, 2024 Senate conferees appointed: Koch and Randolph Lonnie M · upper
22. Mar 5, 2024 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
23. Mar 5, 2024 Motion to dissent filed · upper
24. Mar 5, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
25. Mar 7, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
26. Mar 7, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
27. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 330: yeas 91, nays 1 · lower
28. Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
29. Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 111 · upper
30. Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
31. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
32. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
33. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 309: yeas 35, nays 13 · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF