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House approves study of gun buyer background checks
By John Sittler TheStatehosueFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The House amended a bill Wednesday that would require a study to determine the effectiveness of background checks in curbing gun violence. Rep. Ed Delaney, D-Indianapolis, authored the amendment to Senate Bill 169, which is meant to keep guns out of the hands of felons. The amendment was approved […]
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House passes lifeline law expansion, study of sex assaults
By John Sittler TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Lifeline Law that gives immunity to intoxicated minors who call 911 could be expanded under a bill that unanimously passed the House on Wednesday. Senate Bill 227, authored by Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, would extend immunity to minors reporting any medical emergency, as well as minors who are […]
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House passes bill to increase trespassing penalties
By Allie Nash TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Trespassing on private property could soon carry more serious consequences under a bill passed Monday in the House. Senate Bill 101 says that “no trespassing” signs do not have to be posted to tell people they are unwelcome on private property. Under current law, someone must be told verbally, […]
Committee delays vote on bill to ban gun buyback programs
By Olivia Covington TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Local governments could lose the ability to buy firearms back from citizens under a Senate bill that was considered in the House Public Policy Committee on Wednesday. Sen. Jim Tomes, R-Wadesville, said he authored Senate Bill 229 because he’s “never understood the logic” behind firearm buyback programs. He said […]
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Senate commitee passes digital privacy legislation
By John Sittler TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A Senate committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would expand privacy laws to accommodate the increased use of digital technology. The bill’s author, Rep. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, said the legislature’s challenge is “to define those conditions and circumstances under which the use of certain technologies should be allowed, […]
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Video & story: Lifeline bill expanded to include study of sex assaults
Indiana state Rep. Christina Hale talks about her legislation to study sexual assault from TheStatehouseFile.com on Vimeo. By Olivia Covington TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Sexual assault victims who were under the influence at the time of their attack could receive more help under a bill that unanimously passed a Senate committee Wednesday. Under current law, minors […]
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Indiana Supreme Court rules Evansville can’t ban smoking at bars but allow it at casino
By Jacob Rund TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS- The Indiana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Evansville’s only casino could not be treated differently than area bars and clubs under the city’s smoking ban. The ruling concluded that the 2012 ordinance conflicted with the Equal Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Indiana Constitution. “Today we hold that this […]
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Senate passes mobile phone privacy bill
By Allie Nash TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS- The Senate passed a bill that would require a warrant before police could download information from cell phones. Senate Bill 64 is authored by Sen. Brent Waltz, R-Greenwood, who said he is scared of technology that can help police easily obtain personal information. They can do so with devices including […]
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Senate sends gun bill to House for consideration
By Jessica Wray TheStatehousefile.com INDIANAPOLIS – People who knowingly give a felon a gun could face harsher penalties under a bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday. The measure also applies to those that give a gun to someone ineligible for ownership or to someone who they know is going to commit a crime. The […]
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Hoosiers’ privacy rights focus of bill headed to Senate
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A bill meant to extend Hoosiers’ privacy rights in a world of digital devices and electronic tracking passed the House 85-11 on Monday and now heads to the Indiana Senate. House Bill 1009 – authored by Rep. Eric Koch, R-Bedford – requires police to obtain a search warrant before […]
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