SB 165 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Noncompliant prosecutor.

Summary

Permits the attorney general to request the appointment of a special prosecuting attorney if a prosecuting attorney is categorically refusing to prosecute certain crimes, and establishes a procedure for the appointment of a person to serve as a special prosecuting attorney to prosecute cases that the county prosecuting attorney is refusing to prosecute.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 4, 2022 Last action Feb 7, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022

How they voted

34–11

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 46

Feb 1, 2022

D Democratic10

10 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican36

34 Yea 1 Nay 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 2, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House

upper

Feb 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 152: yeas 37, nays 11

upper

Jan 31, 2022

Amended

Amendment #1 (Lanane) failed; Roll Call 99: yeas 10, nays 38

upper

Jan 31, 2022

Amended

Amendment #3 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 1 co-sponsor