Indiana Senate Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Pending: House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Indiana national guard matters. Provides that a court-martial of a member of the Indiana national guard may be convened by orders of the governor or the adjutant general. (Current law provides that a court-martial of a member of the Indiana national guard may be convened by orders of the governor.) Provides that a member of the Indiana national guard may not demand trial by court-martial in lieu of nonjudicial punishment. Removes a provision permitting a commanding officer to order a member of the officer's command to be confined under correctional custody for not more than eight days. Makes changes to the disciplinary punishment an officer exercising command may impose.

Indiana national guard matters.

Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]

Sen. Blake Doriot [R]

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

Rep. Chris Jeter [R]

2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 40 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed (Y: 7 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-01-31	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2023-01-31	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Jeter
2023-01-31	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 40, nays 9
2023-01-30	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-01-30	Senate	Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 31: yeas 7, nays 38
2023-01-26	Senate	Senator Doriot added as second author
2023-01-24	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2023-01-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military
2023-01-11	Senate	Authored by Senator Freeman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/279/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/279/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/279/#2.COMS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/279/#S31
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/279/#S52