Indiana Senate Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Representative Schaibley added as cosponsor
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Waiver to adult court for attempted murder. Provides that the juvenile court shall waive jurisdiction if it finds that: (1) the child is charged with an act that would be murder or attempted murder if committed by an adult; (2) there is probable cause to believe that the child has committed the act; and (3) the child was at least 12 years of age when the act charged was allegedly committed; unless it would be in the best interests of the child and of the safety and welfare of the community for the child to remain within the juvenile justice system. Prohibits a person who has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act while armed with a firearm that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult (serious delinquent) from possessing a firearm unless the person is at least: (1) 26 years of age, in the case of less serious acts; or (2) 28 years of age, in the case of more serious acts. Makes possession of a firearm by a serious delinquent a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Prohibits the expungement of the juvenile records of a serious delinquent unless the person is at least 26 or 28 years of age, depending on the seriousness of the underlying delinquent acts.

Waiver to adult court for attempted murder. Provides that the juvenile court shall waive jurisdiction if it finds that: (1) the child is charged with an act that would be murder or attempted murder if committed by an adult; (2) there is probable cause to believe that the child has committed the act; and (3) the child was at least 12 years of age when the act charged was allegedly committed; unless it would be in the best interests of the child and of the safety and welfare of the community for the child to remain within the juvenile justice system. Prohibits a person who has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act while armed with a firearm that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult (serious delinquent) from possessing a firearm unless the person is at least: (1) 26 years of age, in the case of less serious acts; or (2) 28 years of age, in the case of more serious acts. Makes possession of a firearm by a serious delinquent a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Prohibits the expungement of the juvenile records of a serious delinquent unless the person is at least 26 or 28 years of age, depending on the seriousness of the underlying delinquent acts.

Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Michael Young [R]	Sen. Susan Glick [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]
Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]	Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]	Rep. Chuck Goodrich [R]	Rep. Donna Schaibley [R]

2019-01-28 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 45 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-01-15 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-05	House	Representative Schaibley added as cosponsor
2019-02-26	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2019-01-29	Senate	Referred to the House
2019-01-28	Senate	Senator Kruse added as coauthor
2019-01-28	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Goodrich
2019-01-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative McNamara
2019-01-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 39: yeas 45, nays 3
2019-01-24	Senate	Senators Glick and Ford Jon added as coauthors
2019-01-22	Senate	Senator Young M added as second author
2019-01-22	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-01-16	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-07	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2019-01-07	Senate	Authored by Senator Houchin

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/279/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/2/d/7/f2d7d1b0/SB0279.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/3/d/9/43d99316/SB0279.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/e/2/8/ae28aeb6/SB0279.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/b/8/c/db8c5072/SB0279.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/6/a/0/06a0e5e2/SB0279.39.pdf