HB1144: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers and to make an appropriation.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Engrossed House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Courts and court officers.

Legislators

Actions (29 total)

• Apr 17, 2025, 9:15 AM: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Koch
• Apr 17, 2025, 9:15 AM: Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Pol
• Apr 16, 2025, 12:27 PM: House advisors appointed: Zimmerman, Wesco, Borders, Garcia Wilburn and Gore
• Apr 16, 2025, 12:26 PM: House conferees appointed: Jeter and Pfaff
• Apr 16, 2025, 7:17 AM: House dissented from Senate amendments
• Apr 16, 2025, 6:46 AM: Motion to dissent filed
• Apr 16, 2025, 5:56 AM: Returned to the House with amendments
• Apr 15, 2025, 11:54 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 432: yeas 33, nays 16
• Apr 14, 2025, 4:50 PM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
• Apr 14, 2025, 4:50 PM: Amendment #2 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
• Apr 14, 2025, 4:37 PM: Amendment #4 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
• Apr 14, 2025, 4:36 PM: Amendment #5 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
• Apr 10, 2025, 2:42 PM: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• Apr 10, 2025, 9:42 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Mar 27, 2025, 12:02 PM: Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
• Mar 27, 2025, 10:40 AM: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
• Mar 18, 2025, 11:07 AM: Senator Goode added as cosponsor
• Mar 3, 2025, 11:10 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
• Feb 12, 2025, 9:38 AM: Referred to the Senate
• Feb 11, 2025, 10:58 AM: Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Koch
• Feb 11, 2025, 10:55 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 91, nays 0
• Feb 10, 2025, 9:24 AM: Representative Lopez D added as coauthor
• Feb 10, 2025, 9:22 AM: Representatives Pfaff and Wesco added as coauthors
• Feb 10, 2025, 9:08 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Feb 6, 2025, 6:05 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Jan 21, 2025, 9:03 AM: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• Jan 21, 2025, 9:03 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:35 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:35 AM: Authored by Representative Jeter

Digest

Provides that the judges of the Marion County juvenile courts may not appoint more than 11 magistrates. Abolishes certain judgeships. 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.) 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.