Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 13 — Support; minors who lose a parent to a DWI offense.

Last action — Senator Koch added as second author

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Defines "child restitution order". Requires the court to order a person who is convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death (convicted person) and who caused the death of a victim with a minor child to pay child restitution. Provides certain factors for the court to consider when determining the amount of the child restitution order. Requires that the convicted person make child restitution order payments to the clerk of court and that the clerk of court have certain deadlines to deposit and remit the payment after receiving it. Provides that, if the convicted person is incarcerated, the court may allow not more than one year after release from incarceration for the convicted person to pay the child restitution order. Requires the court to offset a child restitution order by the amount of certain civil judgments.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senator Koch added as second author

  2. Authored by Senator Dernulc

  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (148)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 13 do?
Defines "child restitution order". Requires the court to order a person who is convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death (convicted person) and who caused the death of a victim with a minor child to pay child restitution. Provides certain factors for the court to consider when determining the amount of the child restitution order. Requires that the convicted person make child restitution order payments to the clerk of court and that the clerk of court have certain deadlines to deposit and remit the payment after receiving it. Provides that, if the convicted person is incarcerated, the court may allow not more than one year after release from incarceration for the convicted person to pay the child restitution order. Requires the court to offset a child restitution order by the amount of certain civil judgments.
Who sponsors SB 13?
SB 13 is sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican) and Dan Dernulc (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 13?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 13?
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