Indiana Senate Bill 279

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-16 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Juvenile facility visitation policies. Provides that it is the policy of Indiana to encourage and promote communication between a child and the child's family when a child in need of services or delinquency proceeding results in separation of a child from the child's family, unless communication between the child and the child's family is contrary to the child's best interests. Requires the department of correction to adopt specified rules with respect to communication and visitation privileges for residents of juvenile detention facilities.

Juvenile facility visitation policies.

Sen. David Vinzant [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2024-01-16	Senate	Authored by Senator Vinzant

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/279/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0279/SB0279.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0279/fiscal-notes/SB0279.01.INTR.FN001.pdf