2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0327: Marion County small claims fees.

Legislative Summary

Marion County small claims fees. Requires a clerk to collect a small claims service fee of $26 in each action filed in a Marion County small claims court. Establishes the small claims fund. Requires the court to distribute certain fees to the county auditor for distribution to the small claims fund. Provides that the fees in the small claims fund are to be distributed equally among the townships and the fees must fund the operation of the small claims court located within the township.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Senator Freeman
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/6/2025
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/11/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
2/13/2025
Senator Carrasco added as second author
Senate
2/13/2025
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
2/18/2025
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/18/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 184: yeas 48, nays 1
Senate
2/20/2025
House sponsor: Representative Ireland
Senate
2/21/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

2/17/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

2/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #6

Senate Judiciary Amendment #6

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #6

Senate Judiciary Amendment #6

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
2/20/2025
48
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/18/2025251.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/2025293.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/2025293.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/2025112.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/202570.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/202570.9 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202522.1 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202550.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202574.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/7/202574.2 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202592.4 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202522.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202561.0 KB