Some of the Senate activity that caught my eye. This is in no way comprehensive.
SB 148 passed the Senate. It allows county adjusted gross income tax (CAGIT) revenue in Elkhart County and Marshall County to be used to operate and maintain jail facilities, juvenile court, detention, and probation facilities, other criminal justice facilities, and related buildings and parking facilities (in addition to the financing, construction, acquisition, renovation, and equipment of those facilities permitted under existing law). So, basically, it allows CAGIT revenue to pay operating expenses instead of just capital expenses.
SB 191 passed third reading and requires the police to transmit a photo of the criminal to the state central repository for criminal history data, and includes a photograph as information that may be obtained in a limited criminal history.
SB 205 passed third reading and provides that a public agency does not have to create or disclose e-mail lists under the open records law. If such a list is disclosed, it may not be used for a commercial or political purpose. The blogosphere’s own Rep. Heim is the House sponsor for this bill.
SB 247 passed the Senate and addresses “various homeland security matters.” Time is running short, so I’ll just paste the digest:
Adds the department of homeland security’s building law compliance officer to the certification board that administers the provisions concerning qualifications for state public works projects. Establishes the Indiana intelligence fusion center (fusion center) to collect, maintain, and analyze intelligence information and other information relating to criminal activity or terrorism. Designates the counterterrorism and security council (CTASC) and the fusion center as criminal justice agencies. Allows CTASC to hold executive sessions and exempts certain records of CTASC and fusion center from the open records law. Combines five funds managed by the department of homeland security into the homeland security fund, and provides that money in the homeland security fund reverts to the fire and building services fund if the homeland security foundation is terminated. Permits the department of correction to read mail to and from offenders unless the mail is privileged, and prohibits the department of correction from disclosing the contents of this mail unless certain conditions are met.
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