| IN | SB0009 | Engross | Target shooting. Provides that a person who goes to a shooting range that is, or whose instructors and range safety officers are, certified by a nationally recognized shooting organization, and that posts and maintains signage concerning liability fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
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| IN | SB0071 | Engross | Adverse possession statute of limitations. Amends the statute concerning the statute of limitations for actions for the recovery of the possession of real estate to provide that such an action that: (1) involves a line located and established by a pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
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| IN | SB0101 | Engross | Wrongful death damages. Increases the aggregate damages cap for a wrongful death action from $300,000 to $700,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
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| IN | HB1217 | Intro | Emergency evictions. Specifies that a landlord includes a property owner. Authorizes a landlord to seek an emergency possessory order if an occupant has no contractual relationship with the property owner or other interest in the property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| IN | HB1375 | Intro | Homeowners associations and solar power. Provides that a homeowners association may require certain screening and preapproval procedures before an owner of a dwelling unit may install a solar energy system. Prohibits a homeowners association of a hou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1379 | Intro | Eminent domain. Permits a person to require an entity with eminent domain powers to use its eminent domain powers to acquire property not owned by the person if the property is needed for a public use that is required to carry out an approved develop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1355 | Intro | Marital violence victims. Defines "marital violence victim" and establishes an expedited time table for a marital violence victim in a dissolution proceeding to obtain: (1) temporary maintenance; (2) temporary child support; (3) temporary custody of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1423 | Intro | Service animal exclusion from marital property. Provides that a service animal is excluded from a court's or family law arbitrator's division of property in an action for dissolution of marriage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1416 | Intro | Religious freedom restoration. Repeals the following provisions of the Indiana religious freedom restoration act: (1) An application provision stating certain limitations on the statute. (2) The definition of "provider".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1413 | Intro | Assisted reproduction and gestational surrogacy. Amends provisions regarding testing of donated human sperm and eggs. Repeals current Indiana law regarding surrogacy agreements. Enacts the gestational surrogacy act, which establishes: (1) presumption...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1382 | Intro | Uniform partition of heirs property act. Provides for the uniform partition of heirs property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-15
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| IN | HB1196 | Intro | Child custody and parenting time. Provides that if a court in a paternity or child custody proceeding does not award joint legal custody or joint physical custody of a child, the court shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law citing clear ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-14
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| IN | HB1323 | Intro | Grandparent and great-grandparent rights. Allows great-grandparents to seek visitation rights with their great-grandchildren in certain circumstances. Provides that a grandparent or great-grandparent may seek visitation with a child if the parent or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-14
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| IN | HB1314 | Intro | Physical custody and parenting time. Adds a rebuttable presumption in child custody proceedings that: (1) joint physical custody is in the best interests of the child; and (2) equal parenting time is in the best interests of the child. Provides that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-14
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| IN | HB1233 | Intro | Deceptive lead generation. Makes false, misleading, or deceptive advertisements for claims related to medical devices and certain other actions a deceptive act, and provides for enforcement mechanisms. Limits certain claims against a manufacturer or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-13
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| IN | HB1261 | Intro | Child placement. Provides that the department of child services (department) may place a child alleged to be a child in need of services with a relative or de facto custodian if the placement is in the best interests of the child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-13
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| IN | HB1262 | Intro | Children in need of services. Allows a foster parent, long-term foster parent, relative of a child, or defacto custodian to file a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship in a termination of parental rights or child in need of services pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-13
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| IN | HB1135 | Intro | Costs. Requires a court to award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party if the court finds that a party other than the prevailing party: (1) brought the action or defense on a claim or defense that is frivolous, unreasonable, or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-08
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| IN | HB1164 | Intro | Disclosure of child abuse and neglect reports. Provides that an individual who makes a legally required report of suspected child abuse or neglect may bring a civil action against the department of child services if the department discloses the indiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-08
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| IN | HB1117 | Intro | Eminent domain. Allows a business owner, including a lessee, that operates a business located on property subject to an eminent domain action to seek business damages. Provides for the assessment of business damages in an eminent domain matter. Expan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-08
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| IN | HB1103 | Intro | Tenant's rights. Extends the time period for a "pay-or-quit" notice from 10 to 14 days, and removes a provision permitting termination of a rental agreement without notice. Allows a prevailing tenant in a landlord-tenant case to expunge records relat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-07
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| IN | HJR0001 | Intro | Changes the age that an individual is eligible for election to the Indiana senate from 25 years of age to 18 years of age. Changes the age that an individual is eligible for election to the Indiana house of representatives from 21 years of age to 18 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-07
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| IN | HB1085 | Intro | Delinquent sewer fees. Provides that in the case of real property for which municipal sewer fees become 60 days delinquent after June 30, 2020, regardless of whether the property is occupied by someone other than the owner, a lien attaches to the rea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-07
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| IN | HB1098 | Intro | Punitive damages. Provides that, in a civil action where punitive damages are awarded, 25% of the punitive damages awarded will go to the violent crime victims compensation fund and 75% of the punitive damages awarded will be paid to the person to wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-07
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| IN | HB1023 | Intro | Admissibility of coverage limits. Prohibits admission of uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage limits in a breach of contract action concerning uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-06
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| IN | HB1040 | Intro | Attorney fees. Requires a court to award attorney's fees to the prevailing party in all civil actions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-06
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