Passed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1284
Legislation Overview
Title: Self-defense, defense of others, and firearms matters. Designates the following as voter registration offices: (1) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police. (2) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county. (3) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency. Provides immunity for a justified use of force in certain instances. Requires a court to award, in certain instances, reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a defendant when the justified use of force immunity is successfully raised. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Modifies the fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Makes conforming amendments.
Description: Self-defense, defense of others, and firearms matters. Designates the following as voter registration offices: (1) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police. (2) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county. (3) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency. Provides immunity for a justified use of force in certain instances. Requires a court to award, in certain instances, reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a defendant when the justified use of force immunity is successfully raised. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Modifies the fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Makes conforming amendments.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Public Law 107
Last Action Date: April 26, 2019
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Jim Lucas (R); Christy Stutzman (R); Ben Smaltz (R); Terry Goodin (D); James Tomes (R); Mark Messmer (R); Chris Garten (R); Blake Doriot (R); Jon Ford (R); Erin Houchin (R); Aaron Freeman (R); Eric Koch (R); Mike Bohacek (R); Linda Rogers (R); Dennis Kruse (R); John Crane (R); Jeff Raatz (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (17 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 26, 2019 | Public Law 107 |
| House | Apr 26, 2019 | Signed by the Governor |
| Senate | Apr 24, 2019 | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2019 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| House | Apr 23, 2019 | Signed by the Speaker |
| House | Apr 22, 2019 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 572: yeas 64, nays 17 |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2019 | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 555: yeas 37, nays 7 |
| Senate | Apr 18, 2019 | CCR # 1 filed in the Senate |
| House | Apr 18, 2019 | CCR # 1 filed in the House |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2019 | Senator Sandlin added as conferee |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2019 | Senator Lanane removed as conferee |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2019 | Senate advisors appointed: Messmer, Taylor G and Garten |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2019 | Senate conferees appointed: Tomes and Lanane |
| House | Apr 11, 2019 | House advisors appointed: Smaltz, Torr, DeLaney and Pierce |
| House | Apr 11, 2019 | House conferees appointed: Lucas and Goodin |
| House | Apr 10, 2019 | House dissented from Senate amendments |
| House | Apr 10, 2019 | Motion to dissent filed |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2019 | Returned to the House with amendments |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2019 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 404: yeas 42, nays 7 |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2019 | Senator Crane added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2019 | Senator Raatz added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Apr 4, 2019 | Senator Kruse added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2019 | Amendment #3 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2019 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2019 | Senator Rogers added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2019 | Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2019 | Senator Koch added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2019 | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2019 | Senators Houchin and Freeman added as cosponsors |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2019 | Senator Ford Jon added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2019 | Senator Doriot added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2019 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Feb 12, 2019 | Referred to the Senate |
| House | Feb 11, 2019 | Senate sponsors: Senators Tomes, Messmer and Garten |
| House | Feb 11, 2019 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 140: yeas 80, nays 13 |
| House | Feb 7, 2019 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| House | Feb 4, 2019 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Jan 29, 2019 | Representative Goodin added as coauthor |
| House | Jan 15, 2019 | Representatives Stutzman and Smaltz added as coauthors |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Apr 22, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 22, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 2, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Apr 2, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 21, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 21, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 6, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 6, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 4, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 4, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 10, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House - Committee Vote | 02/4/2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Third reading | 02/11/2019 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 5 | Yes |
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| Senate - Committee Vote | 03/20/2019 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate - Third reading | 04/8/2019 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House Floor - | 04/22/2019 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 19 | Yes |
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| Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2019 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
