Indiana Senate Bill 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-25 - Senator Waterman added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits the enforcement of a foreign law (defined as a law established and used outside the jurisdiction of the United States) if the enforcement would violate a right granted by the Indiana or United States constitution. Provides that a provision in a contract or agreement between natural persons calling for the application of foreign law is not enforceable and is void if the provision cannot be modified. Prohibits a court from granting certain motions to transfer a case to another jurisdiction if the transfer is likely to affect the constitutional rights of the nonmoving party.

Application of foreign laws.

Sen. Jean Leising [R]

Sen. Brent Steele [R]

Sen. John Waterman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-25		Senator Waterman added as coauthor
2011-01-24		Senator Steele added as second author
2011-01-06		First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-01-06		Authored by Senator Leising

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0298
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0298.1.html