{"bill":{"bill_key":"IN-HB1208-2019","title":"Prohibited name change. Defines \"lifetime sex or violent offender\" and prohibits, with certain exceptions, a lifetime sex or violent offender from changing the offender's name. Requires the local law enforcement authority in the county of conviction to take reasonable steps to notify the victim if a lifetime sex or violent offender changes the offender's name, and authorizes a prosecuting attorney to assist with the notification.","side":"anti","state":"IN","year":2019,"status_cat":"enacted","ls_status":"passed","summary":"Prohibits name change for lifetime sex offenders or violent offenders. Excemptions made for changing to a married name and for sincere religious beliefs but not for gender identity","types_str":"Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban","sponsor_mix":"bipartisan","final_margin_pct":100,"url":"https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/HB1208/2019","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.B. 1208, 121st Gen. Assemb., 1st Reg. Sess. (Ind. 2019) (enacted), http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1208/.","short":"Ind. H.B. 1208."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Edward Clere","party":"R","state":"IN","district":"HD-072","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-5514"},{"name":"Ronald Grooms","party":"R","state":"IN","district":"SD-046","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-10580"},{"name":"Erin Houchin","party":"R","state":"IN","district":"SD-047","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-24023"},{"name":"Lonnie Randolph","party":"D","state":"IN","district":"SD-002","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-5601"},{"name":"Wendy McNamara","party":"R","state":"IN","district":"HD-076","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-11298"},{"name":"Ragen Hatcher","party":"D","state":"IN","district":"HD-003","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-20209"},{"name":"Karen Engleman","party":"R","state":"IN","district":"HD-070","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-18546"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":1803,"pdf_href":"/bills/IN-HB1208-2019/pdf/0/intro"},{"role":"final","label":"As enrolled or final","chars":16854,"pdf_href":"/bills/IN-HB1208-2019/pdf/0/final"}]}}