SB 148 IN

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Permits a prosecuting attorney to purchase a crime insurance policy instead of executing a surety bond. Permits the department of child services or a prosecuting attorney to file a paternity action in certain cases. Renames the drug prosecution fund as the substance abuse prosecution fund. Broadens the types of expenses a county auditor shall pay the prosecuting attorney in connection with a criminal case. Allows a prosecuting attorney to appoint employees with the approval of the county council. Allows the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana to call two conferences each year and specifies who may attend the conferences. Requires the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana to conduct certain training. Provides a prosecuting attorney with defense and indemnification in a disciplinary action for conduct that occurred within the scope of employment.

• Eric Koch Republican · author
• Aaron Freeman Republican · author
• Gregory Steuerwald Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senator Koch · upper
2. Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
3. Jan 20, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
4. Jan 24, 2022 Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure · upper
5. Jan 24, 2022 Committee report: without recommendation, adopted · upper
6. Jan 27, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
7. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Freeman added as second author · upper
8. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 150: yeas 40, nays 9 · upper
9. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald · upper
10. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
11. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
12. Feb 17, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
13. Feb 21, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
14. Feb 22, 2022 Placed back on second reading · lower
15. Feb 24, 2022 Amendment #1 (Steuerwald) prevailed; voice vote · lower
16. Feb 24, 2022 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
17. Feb 28, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
18. Mar 1, 2022 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
19. Mar 1, 2022 Motion to concur filed · upper
20. Mar 2, 2022 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 319: yeas 36, nays 8 · upper
21. Mar 7, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
22. Mar 8, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
23. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
24. Mar 10, 2022 Public Law 55 · upper
25. Mar 10, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive

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) · Mar 2, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 3, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 20, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 24, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 17, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Feb 24, 2022 · PDF