SB 380 IN

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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.

• Eric Koch Republican · author
• Travis Holdman Republican · author
• Chris Jeter Republican · sponsor
• Mark Messmer · author

1. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Senator Koch · upper
2. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
3. Jan 28, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
4. Feb 1, 2021 Senator Messmer added as second author · upper
5. Feb 1, 2021 Senator Holdman added as third author · upper
6. Feb 1, 2021 Senators Baldwin S, Buck, Ford J.D., Qaddoura, Walker K, Leising, Perfect, Crider, Zay, Bassler, Randolph added as coauthors · upper
7. Feb 8, 2021 Senator Freeman added as coauthor · upper
8. Feb 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
9. Feb 15, 2021 Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
10. Feb 18, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
11. Feb 22, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
12. Feb 23, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald · upper
13. Feb 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
14. Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
15. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
16. Mar 11, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
17. Mar 11, 2021 Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
18. Mar 11, 2021 Representative Steuerwald removed as sponsor · lower
19. Mar 11, 2021 Representative Jeter C added as sponsor · lower
20. Mar 11, 2021 Representative Steuerwald added as cosponsor · lower

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.

• Senate Bill (H) · Mar 11, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 13, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 28, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 11, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 18, 2021 · PDF