A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Ron Grooms upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
Allows a charitable organization to pay bail on behalf of a defendant if the organization meets certain criteria. Exempts from the certification requirement a charitable organization that pays bail for not more than two individuals in any 180 day period. Prohibits the state and a political subdivision from: (1) posting bail for any person; or (2) providing a grant to any entity that provides funding for any person. Requires a court to apply the bail to certain court costs. Prohibits an entity that has received a grant from the state or a political subdivision from posting bail for any person or providing a grant, directly or indirectly, to an entity that posts bail for any person.
Defines "violent crime", "violent arrestee", "repeat violent arrestee", and "minimum bail amount", and requires: (1) a court to review the probable cause affidavit or arrest warrant before releasing a violent arrestee or repeat violent arrestee on bail; (2) bail to be set for a violent arrestee or repeat violent arrestee following a hearing in open court; and (3) a repeat violent arrestee released on bail to pay 100% of the minimum bail amount by cash deposit. Prohibits a third party who is not a close relative of a repeat violent arrestee from posting bail for the repeat violent arrestee. Requires mandatory bail revocation for a violent arrestee who commits a felony while released. Provides for victim notification of bail hearings. Requires nonmonetary release for non-violent arrestees under certain circumstances. Makes conforming amendments.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Judge Edward W. Najam, Jr., for his 30 years of service on the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Establishes a first responder crisis intervention account (account) within the statewide 9-8-8 trust fund for the purpose of awarding grants to public safety agencies that provide first responder emergency services to be used by the agencies for specified crisis intervention programs, data collection, and training purposes. Provides that the division of mental health and addiction shall administer the account. Caps the grant amount to a public safety agency at $50,000 per state fiscal year. Requires the auditor of state to transfer to the account $2,000,000 of the $50,000,000 of federal stimulus funds that were appropriated to the family and social services administration for mental health grants in the current state budget bill.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Kelsey Murphy for winning season eleven of MasterChef.
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Zachary Steven Eckert.
Amends the definition of "animal fighting paraphernalia" for purposes of the law governing offenses relating to animals.
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Cleveland "Deacon" Harp.
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Karen Tallian upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.
