Courts and family law matters.
Summary
Provides that a magistrate has the same powers as a judge, except the power of judicial mandate. Repeals certain sections that enumerate the powers for magistrates. Repeals the judicial technology oversight committee. Increases the filing limit for the small claims docket to not more than $8,000 (rather than $6,000, under current law). Provides that the Marion County court will divide the work of the court into various divisions, including but not limited to the following: (1) Civil. (2) Criminal. (3) Family. Provides that the Marion County court shall hold session in the: (1) community justice campus in Indianapolis; and (2) other places in Marion County as the court determines. Provides that a relocating individual who is party to a custody order or parenting time order is not required to file a notice of intent to move with the clerk of the court if: (1) the relocation has been addressed by a prior court order; or (2) the relocation will: (A) result in a decrease in the distance between the relocating individual's residence and the nonrelocating individual's residence; or (B) result in an increase of not more than 20 miles in the distance between the relocating individual's residence and the nonrelocating individual's residence. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 5, 2020
Signed Mar 21, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Jan 28, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 9, 2020
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 332: yeas 76, nays 0
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-2)
senate
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 28, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-2)
house
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
P
JY
John Young
RRepublican
P
Mike Young
RRepublican
Co
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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