Bill Title: Application of foreign law. Provides that a court may not apply, enforce, or grant comity, res judicata, claim preclusion, or issue preclusion to a foreign law, ruling, or judgment if doing so would violate the fundamental liberties, rights, and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Indiana. Provides that a provision in a contract or agreement: (1) that provides for the choice of foreign laws in its interpretation; or (2) that provides for the choice of venue or forum; and that would result in a violation of a fundamental liberty, right,

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-03-02 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary [SB0038 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Brent Steele [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Delph [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dennis Kruse [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregory Steuerwald [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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