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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana bill adds judges to civil immunity list for electronic monitoring decisions
Last action · January 5, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on JudiciarySponsor: Carolyn Jackson
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What This Bill Proposed
Adds judges to the list of persons immune from civil liability for certain acts or omissions that occur in connection with the statute establishing electronic monitoring standards. (Current law provides that immunity does not apply to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.)
Changes personal legal liability protections for judges involved in ordering or overseeing electronic monitoring cases, aligning their protections with supervising and law enforcement agencies.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Judges
Judges gain civil liability immunity for acts or omissions related to overseeing electronic monitoring cases or issuing related orders, provided no gross negligence occurs.
Supervising agencies
Their statutory grouping for civil liability immunity is updated to include judges.
Key Facts
- Judges who oversee a case or make an order related to electronic monitoring are added to the list of persons immune from civil liability.
- Civil immunity applies to acts or omissions occurring in connection with the implementation of the electronic monitoring chapter.
- Immunity does not apply if the person committed gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 5, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 5, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Jackson C
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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