HB 1249 changesVarious criminal law matters.

What changed

+105 / −296 words · LargeConfidence: high

This version removes procedural appendix materials (committee reports and voting records) while substantially expanding the bill's core provisions on confidential records and child abuse definitions. The changes add a comprehensive framework defining 'crime of child abuse' to include various forms of neglect, battery, child selling, and sex offenses against children, with specific references to multiple subsections of Indiana Code addressing escalating severity levels from basic battery to battery resulting in death. The bill also creates extensive new confidentiality protections across multiple categories: medical records, Social Security numbers, autopsy recordings, attorney work product, trade secrets, examination materials, and records relating to economic development negotiations. Notably, it establishes special protections for juvenile crime victims under 18 by exempting their information from daily logs unless parental consent is obtained (with restrictions preventing alleged offenders from consenting), while allowing law enforcement to share investigatory records with victim advocates and schools. The changes further define 'Registry' as a child abuse registry and 'Office' as the office of judicial administration, and expand the list of entities whose economic development negotiation records may be withheld to include seven specific state agencies and local economic development corporations.

Change log

• SECTION 2 > (iv)

  addedhigh confidence

  Indiana finance authority added to list

  This section adds the Indiana finance authority to what appears to be an enumerated list. Without the surrounding context, the specific legal effect is unclear, but the addition is straightforward. This is a new subsection (iv) that did not exist in prior law.

• SECTION 2 > (ii)

  addedhigh confidence

  Ports of Indiana added to list

  This section adds "the ports of Indiana" as a new item (ii) to an existing list. Without the surrounding context, it appears to expand the scope of applicability to include Indiana's port facilities. The change is straightforward and definitional in nature.

• SECTION 2 > (iii)

  addedmedium confidence

  Indiana state department of agriculture added to list

  This section adds the Indiana state department of agriculture to what appears to be an enumerated list. Without the surrounding context or title of the list, the specific purpose or effect of this addition cannot be determined from the text alone. The addition is substantive rather than technical.

• SECTION 2 > (6)

  addedhigh confidence

  New exemption added for state educational institution research information and negotiations