Senate Bill
SB 327
Marion County small claims fees.
In plain English
Requires a clerk to collect a $26 small claims service fee in each case filed in a Marion County small claims court. Creates the small claims fund, which receives certain court fees through the county auditor. The fund's money is split equally among the townships and must pay for running the small claims court in each township.
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Official digest
Requires a clerk to collect a small claims service fee of $26 in each action filed in a Marion County small claims court. Establishes the small claims fund. Requires the court to distribute certain fees to the county auditor for distribution to the small claims fund. Provides that the fees in the small claims fund are to be distributed equally among the townships and the fees must fund the operation of the small claims court located within the township.
Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary, March 3, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Aaron Freeman, Cyndi Carrasco, Andrew Ireland
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Lonnie Randolph
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Feb 20, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 327 - Freeman - 3rd Reading
Passed
48 yes1 no1 did not vote
Republicans: 38 yes, 1 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (48)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
No (1)
- Mike Young (R)
Did not vote (1)
- J.D. Ford (D)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.