Indiana 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 273 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  2. Referred to the House

  3. House sponsor: Representative Huston

  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 91: yeas 49, nays 0

  5. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  6. Senator Bohacek added as coauthor

  7. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  8. Senator Ford Jon added as second author

  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

  11. Authored by Senator Merritt

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 273?
SB 273 is sponsored by James Merritt, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Todd Huston (Republican), and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 273?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 273?
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