SB 177 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Victim's rights and investigations.

Summary
Establishes a procedure permitting an immediate family member of a deceased individual to request the superintendent of the state police department to conduct a new investigation into the death of the individual if: (1) a local law enforcement agency has determined that the death was not the result of a criminal act by a third party; (2) the individual was not under the care of a physician or the victim of medical malpractice; and (3) the family member has a reasonable suspicion that the death was the result of a criminal act by a third party.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 7, 2021 Signed Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 6, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 19, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 8, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 364: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 47: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors