SB0327: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Engrossed Senate Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Marion County small claims fees.

Legislators

Actions (12 total)

• Mar 3, 2025, 7:22 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
• Feb 21, 2025, 3:44 AM: Referred to the House
• Feb 20, 2025, 7:20 AM: House sponsor: Representative Ireland
• Feb 20, 2025, 7:16 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 184: yeas 48, nays 1
• Feb 18, 2025, 10:01 AM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
• Feb 18, 2025, 10:01 AM: Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
• Feb 13, 2025, 11:53 AM: Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• Feb 13, 2025, 11:52 AM: Senator Carrasco added as second author
• Feb 11, 2025, 8:41 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Feb 6, 2025, 8:38 AM: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:34 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:34 AM: Authored by Senator Freeman

Digest

Requires a clerk to collect a small claims service fee of $26 in each action filed in a Marion County small claims court. Establishes the small claims fund. Requires the court to distribute certain fees to the county auditor for distribution to the small claims fund. Provides that the fees in the small claims fund are to be distributed equally among the townships and the fees must fund the operation of the small claims court located within the township.