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February 4, 2008 issue
Miscellaneous
BILL: HB 1144– Failure to Report a Dead Body
AUTHOR: Rep. Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City
SPONSOR: Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford
ISMA POSITION: Neutral
THIS WEEK: The House approved the measure, which will now move to the Senate for consideration.
The bill would establish a Class A misdemeanor for failure of a person to knowingly or intentionally report, within three hours, the discovery of a dead body when it appears the deceased person died by violence, suicide, accident or under certain other suspicious or unusual circumstances. The report must be made to a public safety officer, coroner, physician or 911 telephone call center.
BILL: HB 1318 – Funding for Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Fund
AUTHOR: Rep. Carolene Mays, D-Indianapolis
SPONSOR: Sen. Vaneta Becker, R-Evansville
ISMA POSITION: Neutral
THIS WEEK: HB 1318 was passed by the House by a vote of 91-5. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.
HB 1318 changes the funding for the spinal cord and brain injury fund from a $10 motorcycle registration fee to a $.50 fee on passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, buses and RVs. The bill makes technical changes to the fund and increases the law enforcement continuing education program fee from $3 to $4.
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