Legislative Update for 2025 - 3 CLE - July 1
- ICLEF
- Jun 10
- 2 min read

Legislative Update for 2025
3 CLE - Tuesday, July 1
9:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
It was another busy Legislative Session!
Join Senator Eric A. Koch and his legislative faculty for this year's Legislative Update. This program presents a look back at the many key pieces of legislative activity that occurred during the session, as well as the impact they will have upon your practice.
As time permits we will also take a quick glimpse of what may lie ahead for the 2026 session.
Topics:
Senator Rodney Pol, Jr.
- SB 5 – State Contracting
Property Rights:
- SB 142 – Eviction Issues
- SB 157 – Protection of Property Rights (Squatters)
- SB 219 – Trespass
Schools and Parents:
- SB 143 – Parental Rights
- SB 287 – Partisan School Board Races
- SB 289 – Unlawful Discrimination
- SB 409 – Employee Protections for IEP Meetings
- SB 1515 – Education and Higher Education Matters
Law Enforcement and Criminal Law:
- HB 1167 – Fentanyl Test Strips
- HB 1416 – Human Trafficking
- SB 95 – Law Enforcement Training Cost Reimbursement
- SB 141 – Eye Witness Identification Procedures
- HB 1122 – Unlawful Encroachment
- HB 1471 – Law Enforcement Impeachment Evidence
Senator Aaron M. Freeman
- SB 26 – Signal Jamming
- SB 74 – Extension of Lifeline Law Immunity
- SB 159 – Procedures for Obtaining a Warrant
- SB 198 – Crime of Swatting
- SB 259 – Law Enforcement Procedures
- SB 324 – Criminal Procedures
- HB 1001 – State Budget
Senator Cyndi V. Carrasco
- SB 222 – Civil Legal Aid Fund
- SB 420 – Transfer of High Risk Persons from County Jail
- SB 524 – The Practice of Law
Representative Garrett R. Bascom
- HB 1014 – Public Safety
- HB 1114 – Driving Without a License
- HB 1137 – Expungement of Red Flag Law Records
- HB 1385 – Health Care Facility Employees
- HB 1393 – Immigration Notice
- HB 1554 – Driving with Suspended Driving Privileges
Representative Jennifer Meltzer
- HB 1461 – Road Funding
- HB 1466 – Various Agency Administrative Procedures
- HB 1641 – County Government Matters
- Annexation Bills That Did Not Pass
Representative Christopher P. Jeter
- HB 1079 – Property Matters
- HB 1115 – Emergency Possessory Orders
- HB 1144 – Courts
- HB 1605 – Juvenile Law Matters
- HB 1626 – Child Custody Orders
Panel Discussion
- Look Ahead to the 2026 Session
Faculty:
Senator Eric A. Koch, Chair
Gutwein Law, Bloomington
Representative Garrett R. Bascom
Bascom & Kisor LLC, Lawrenceburg
Senator Cyndi V. Carrasco
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Senator Aaron M. Freeman
The Freeman Law Office, LLC, Indianapolis
Representative Christopher P. Jeter
Massillamany Jeter & Carson LLP, Fishers
Representative Jennifer Meltzer
McNeelyLaw LLC, Shelbyville
Senator Rodney Pol, Jr.
Lewis & Kappes, P.C., Merrillville
ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN • Premier Indiana CLE