IN HB1047 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 25 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-25 - Effective 07/01/2010
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 25 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-25 - Effective 07/01/2010
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Requires that a petition for a change of name must: (1) include certain information for persons at least 17 years of age; (2) if filed by a person at least 17 years of age, be subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) under the penalties of perjury and before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths; and (3) be filed with the circuit court of the county in which the person resides. Specifies that a petition for a change of name for a person at least 17 years of age must include: (1) the person's date of birth; (2) the person's current residence address and, if different, mailing address; (3) the person's valid Indiana driver's license or identification card number; (4) a list of all previous names used by the person; (5) proof that the person is a United States citizen; (6) a statement concerning whether the person holds a valid United States passport; and (7) a description of all judgments of criminal conviction of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States that have been entered against the person. Removes a provision that requires a parent or guardian of a minor child who wishes to change the name of the minor child to publish the first notice of the petition for the name change not more than seven days after the date the petition is filed.
Title
Change of name requirements.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-25 | Effective 07/01/2010 | |
| 2010-03-25 | Public Law 61 | |
| 2010-03-17 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2010-03-11 | Signed by the President of the Senate | |
| 2010-03-10 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore | |
| 2010-03-08 | Signed by the Speaker | |
| 2010-03-01 | House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 272: Yeas 83, Nays 0 | |
| 2010-02-25 | Returned to the House with amendments | |
| 2010-02-25 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 228: Yeas 50 and Nays 0 | |
| 2010-02-24 | Amendment 3 (M. Young), prevailed; Voice Vote | |
| 2010-02-24 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed | |
| 2010-02-18 | Senator Randolph added as cosponsor | |
| 2010-02-18 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted | |
| 2010-02-08 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 2010-02-02 | Senate sponsors: Senators Bray and Lewis | |
| 2010-02-02 | Referred to the Senate | |
| 2010-02-02 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: Yeas 95, Nays 0 | |
| 2010-02-01 | Amendment 1 (Cheatham), prevailed; Voice Vote | |
| 2010-02-01 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed | |
| 2010-01-26 | Committee report: do pass, adopted | |
| 2010-01-13 | Representative Noe added as coauthor | |
| 2010-01-05 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 2010-01-05 | Coauthored by Representative M. Smith | |
| 2010-01-05 | Authored by Representative Cheatham |
