HB 1319 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Elkhart County courts.

Summary

Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jan 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced House Bill (H) → House Bill (H) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally introduced and reported out of committee with a recommendation to pass. The digest was updated to reflect the January 27, 2025 committee action and referral to the Ways and Means Committee, while the substantive content regarding Elkhart County magistrate appointments remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope; the bill still allows Elkhart County circuit and superior court judges to appoint five full-time magistrates, up from the current two.

TIMELINE

Added committee report dated January 27, 2025, recommending the bill do pass and referring it to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to Rule 12.3.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and digest metadata to reflect the January 27, 2025 version instead of the January 13, 2025 introduced version.

Changed citation reference from 'IC 33-33-20-2' to the broader 'IC 33-33' in the digest.

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Key actions

Committee

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors