Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SJR0022 Compare Versions

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	SJ9615
2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE JOINT
4	4	RESOLUTION No. 22
5	5	_____
6	6	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
7	7	Citations Affected: Article 7, Section 13 of the Constitution of the
8	8	State of Indiana.
9	9	Synopsis: Suspension of prosecuting attorney. Authorizes the
10	10	governor to suspend a prosecuting attorney from office for
11	11	malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence, permanent
12	12	inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and
13	13	allows the governor to fill the office by appointment for the period of
14	14	suspension. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed
15	15	to by a general assembly.
16	16	Effective: This proposed amendment must be agreed to by two
17	17	consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of the state's
18	18	voters voting on the question to be effective.
19	19	Freeman
20	20	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
21	21	20252174
22	22	2025 SJ 22—SJ 9615/DI 106 Introduced
23	23	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
24	24	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
25	25	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
26	26	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
27	27	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
28	28	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word
29	29	NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a
30	30	new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
31	31	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
32	32	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
33	33	SENATE JOINT
34	34	RESOLUTION No. 22
35	35	A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 7,
36	36	Section 13 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning courts
37	37	and court officers.
38	38	Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
39	39	1 SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
40	40	2 State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred
41	41	3 Twenty-fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is
42	42	4 referred to the next General Assembly for reconsideration and
43	43	5 agreement.
44	44	6 SECTION 2. ARTICLE 7, SECTION 13 OF THE CONSTITUTION
45	45	7 OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS
46	46	8 FOLLOWS: Section 13. Removal of Circuit Court Judges and
47	47	9 Prosecuting Attorneys. (a) Any Judge of the Circuit Court or
48	48	10 Prosecuting Attorney, who shall have been convicted of corruption or
49	49	11 other high crime, may, on information in the name of the State, be
50	50	12 removed from office by the Supreme Court, or in such other manner as
51	51	2025 SJ 22—SJ 9615/DI 106 2
52	52	1 may be prescribed by law.
53	53	2 (b) The governor may suspend a prosecuting attorney from
54	54	3 office for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence,
55	55	4 permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a
56	56	5 felony, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of
57	57	6 suspension. The suspended prosecuting attorney may at any time
58	58	7 before removal be reinstated by the governor.
59	59	8 (c) A suspended prosecuting attorney may be reinstated or
60	60	9 removed from office as prescribed by law.
61	61	2025 SJ 22—SJ 9615/DI 106