Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 222 — Civil legal aid fund.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on March 31, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    3 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Summary

Limits how a legal services provider may use funds from the civil legal aid fund. Relocates a provision concerning fund distribution. Repeals the distribution formula of the civil legal aid fund statute. Requires the office of judicial administration to annually report certain information regarding the civil legal aid fund to the state budget committee.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 8

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 272: yeas 94, nays 2

  7. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  8. Representative Zimmerman added as cosponsor

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  12. Referred to the House

  13. House sponsor: Representative Jeter

  14. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 48, nays 1

  15. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  16. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  17. Senator Alexander added as coauthor

  18. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  19. Senator Freeman added as second author

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  21. Authored by Senator Carrasco

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)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 222 do?
Limits how a legal services provider may use funds from the civil legal aid fund. Relocates a provision concerning fund distribution. Repeals the distribution formula of the civil legal aid fund statute. Requires the office of judicial administration to annually report certain information regarding the civil legal aid fund to the state budget committee.
Who sponsors SB 222?
SB 222 is sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), and Cyndi Carrasco (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 222?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 222?
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