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HB1344 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Gregory Steuerwald
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on which court actions will have fees of $10 or $50.

Indiana Public Prosecution Fund Act

This act establishes a public prosecution fund and sets fees for certain court actions, allowing counties to be reimbursed for some prosecutorial costs if their prosecuting attorney complies with rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the public prosecution fund where money from new court fees will go.
  • Adds a $10 fee for certain court actions and a $50 fee for others, which goes into the state general fund.
  • Allows counties to get money back from the fund if they pay for certain legal work, unless their prosecuting attorney does not follow rules set by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Counties that have to pay for legal work in court cases
  • People who are involved in certain court actions and will now pay fees

Terms To Know

prosecuting attorney compensation fee
A new fee charged by the courts, which goes into a special fund to help cover costs of legal work.
noncompliant prosecuting attorney
An attorney who does not follow rules set by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council and cannot get money back from the public prosecution fund.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which court actions will have fees of $10 or $50.
  • It is unclear how much money counties can expect to receive back for their expenses.
  • The rules about reimbursement from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney's Council are yet to be determined.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1344.01.INTR.AMH03

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Gregory Steuerwald

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to change the fees related to court procedures in Indiana.

  • Modifies existing fees for certain court processes.
  • The specific details of how and which fees are being changed are not provided in the given text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  2. 2026-01-22 House

    Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  3. 2026-01-12 House

    Representatives Zimmerman, Bascom added as coauthors

  4. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Steuerwald

  5. 2026-01-06 House

    Coauthored by Representative Jeter

  6. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.
Funding of prosecuting attorney operations.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Funding of prosecuting attorney operations.

Establishes the public prosecution fund and a prosecuting attorney compensation fee (a court fee) of $10 for certain actions and $50 for certain actions which will be deposited in the state general fund. Provides that a county may be reimbursed for certain prosecutorial expenses from the fund, unless the prosecuting attorney in the county is a noncompliant prosecuting attorney. Requires the Indiana prosecuting attorney's council to set standards for reimbursement.