2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0222: Civil legal aid fund.

Legislative Summary

Civil legal aid fund. 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.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Carrasco
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/16/2025
Senator Freeman added as second author
Senate
2/6/2025
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
2/6/2025
Senator Alexander added as coauthor
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/17/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/18/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 48, nays 1
Senate
2/18/2025
House sponsor: Representative Jeter
Senate
2/19/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Representative Zimmerman added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 272: yeas 94, nays 2
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/19/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
3/31/2025
Signed by the Governor
Senate
3/31/2025
Public Law 8
Senate

Amendments

Senate Appropriations Amendment #5

Senate Appropriations Amendment #5

2/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate Appropriations Amendment #5

Senate Appropriations Amendment #5

2/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #2

Senate Judiciary Amendment #2

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #2

Senate Judiciary Amendment #2

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
3/17/2025
94
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/18/2025
48
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/18/2025113.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/10/2025146.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/2025135.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/2025132.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/2025112.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/24/202557.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/17/202557.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/202557.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/10/202557.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/10/202569.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/10/202521.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/202557.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/202557.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/14/202557.3 KB
Misc
Misc2/13/202543.5 KB
Misc
Misc2/13/202522.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/202556.0 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202542.4 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202521.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/8/202555.6 KB