Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0128
Legislation Overview
Title: Improper supervision of a dangerous child.
Description: Improper supervision of a dangerous child. Includes teachers in the definition of "public safety official" for purposes of certain battery offenses. Provides that, if a child commits an offense involving the use of a firearm or that results in bodily injury to another person on school property or a school bus, and the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child: (1) knew or reasonably should have known that the child intended to commit an unlawful act involving the use of a firearm or that might result in bodily injury to another person; and (2) failed to notify law enforcement; the parent, guardian, or custodian commits improper supervision of a dangerous child, a Class A misdemeanor. Increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the act results in serious bodily injury to another person.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Last Action Date: December 11, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: David Niezgodski (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Dec 11, 2025 | Authored by Senator Niezgodski |
| Senate | Dec 11, 2025 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 11, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
