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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1381: Elkhart County courts.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1381 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elkhart County courts. Primary sponsor: Joanna King (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2025): Coauthored by Representative Wesco.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joanna KingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Tim WescoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Coauthored by Representative Wesco
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
  3. Authored by Representative King

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source