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IN SR0003

Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Brent Steele

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Indiana Senate urges the legislative council to assign the topic of raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 years of age to an appropriate committee
  • Current Indiana age of consent is 16 years of age
  • Resolution cites children as a vulnerable group lacking sufficient physiological, biological, and emotional development before a certain minimum age to consent to sexual activity
  • Introduced by Senator Steele on January 6, 2015, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
  • This is a non-binding resolution requesting committee review rather than proposing statutory changes

Legislative Description

A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate committee the topic of raising the age of consent from 16 to 18 years of age.

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