Indiana Senate Bill 252 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-01 - Senator Brown L added as second author
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Civil rights commission. Provides that a determination of cause, instead of probable cause, by the civil rights commission is exempt from agency action under the Indiana administrative orders and procedures act. Removes the requirement that a complainant sign a complaint filed under the Indiana civil rights act. Requires that a complaint under the Indiana civil rights act be received within 180 days instead of filed within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory practice. Removes the requirement that a majority of the commissioners sign a consent agreement reached by the commission. Requires that the complainant, respondent, and aggrieved person on whose behalf a complaint was filed under the Indiana fair housing act shall agree in writing to have the claims decided in court. Provides that a court or the civil rights commission may only award reasonable attorney's fees if there has been a finding that a discriminatory practice has occurred.

Civil rights commission.

Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]

Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Senator Brown L added as second author
2022-02-01	Senate	Senator Brown L removed as coauthor
2022-01-27	Senate	Senator Brown L added as coauthor
2022-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senator Alting

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/252/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/6/1/2/6612c097/SB0252.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/5/b/9/b5b97e59/SB0252.01.INTR.FN001.pdf