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What it does
Provides that the judges of the Marion County juvenile courts may not appoint more than 11 magistrates. Eliminates a court in Blackford County and Monroe County. Eliminates a magistrate in Jennings County.
More detail
Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint four full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.) Adds two superior courts to Hamilton County. Provides that the first judges of Hamilton superior courts No. 8 and No. 9 shall: (1) be elected at the November 2026 general election; (2) take office January 1, 2027; and (3) serve a term of six years. Allows the judges of the Hamilton circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint two additional magistrates to serve the Hamilton County courts. Allows the judge of the Lawrence County juvenile court to appoint not more than one full-time magistrate. Allows the judges of the Vigo circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint one magistrate to serve the Vigo County courts.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- May 6Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- May 6Public Law 224Major
- Apr 29Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 28Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Apr 25Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Apr 24Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 558: yeas 83, nays 5
- Vote recorded HB 1144 - Brown L. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded HB 1144 - Jeter. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 525: yeas 45, nays 4
- Apr 24CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Apr 24CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Apr 17Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Koch
- Apr 17Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Pol
- Apr 16Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Apr 16House advisors appointed: Zimmerman, Wesco, Borders, Garcia Wilburn and Gore
- Apr 16House conferees appointed: Jeter and Pfaff
- Apr 16Returned to the House with amendmentsMinor
- Apr 16House dissented from Senate amendments
- Apr 15Third reading: passed; Roll Call 432: yeas 33, nays 16Passed Senate
- Vote recorded HB 1144 - Brown L - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 14Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Apr 14Amendment #4 (Freeman) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Apr 14Amendment #2 (Yoder) failed; voice voteMajor
- Apr 14Amendment #5 (Brown L) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Apr 10Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Apr 10Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Mar 27Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
- Mar 27Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 18Senator Goode added as cosponsor
- Mar 3First reading: referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 12Referred to the SenateMinor
- Feb 11Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 91, nays 0Passed House
- Vote recorded HB 1144 - Jeter - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Koch
- Feb 10Representative Lopez D added as coauthor
- Feb 10Representatives Pfaff and Wesco added as coauthors
- Feb 10Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 6Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 21Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 21Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 8First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal CodeMinor
- Jan 8Authored by Representative JeterIntroduced