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IN SB0112
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 2-3-5-1 to require courts and governmental entities to grant continuances when a general assembly member, their attorney, or a party's attorney requests one due to a conflict with a study committee meeting.
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Applies to civil actions, criminal actions, and administrative adjudications where the involved party, defendant, or attorney is a state legislator.
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Continuance date must be mutually agreed upon by all parties and the court or governmental entity, rather than automatically being set 30 days after legislative adjournment.
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Covers study committee meetings established under IC 2-5, whether the legislator attends as a committee member or as a witness in their legislative capacity.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Continuance for conflict with study committee. Requires a court or governmental entity to grant a continuance upon the motion of a party, a defendant, or an attorney if the party, defendant, or attorney is a member of the general assembly and a proceeding of the court or governmental entity conflicts with the member's attendance at a meeting of a study committee.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
1/3/2018