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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0014

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Legislation Overview

Title: Right of certain persons to carry a handgun in the statehouse and state capitol complex.

Subject: FIREARMS AND WEAPONS

Description: Right of certain persons to carry a handgun in the statehouse and state capitol complex. Allows: (1) certain statewide elected officials; (2) members of the general assembly; (3) members of the Indiana lobby registration commission; (4) professional staff of the general assembly; and (5) employees of certain statewide elected offices; to carry a handgun in the statehouse or on the property of the state capitol complex under certain circumstances.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Representative Torr added as cosponsor

Last Action Date: February 15, 2024

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

16 sponsors: James Tomes (R); Mike Bohacek (R); Mark Messmer (R); Justin Busch (R); Blake Doriot (R); Gary Byrne (R); James Buck (R); Jean Leising (R); Eric Koch (R); Michael Young (R); Tyler Johnson (R); John Crane (R); Craig Haggard (R); Robert Heaton (R); Alex Zimmerman (R);Gerald Torr (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 32% (16 of 50)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 15, 2024 Representative Torr added as cosponsor
House Feb 6, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
House Feb 5, 2024 Representative Lucas removed as cosponsor
Senate Jan 31, 2024 Referred to the House
Senate Jan 29, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 40: yeas 40, nays 9
Senate Jan 29, 2024 Senator Crane added as coauthor
Senate Jan 29, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives Heaton, Lucas, Zimmerman
Senate Jan 29, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Haggard
Senate Jan 25, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate Jan 25, 2024 Amendment #2 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote
Senate Jan 25, 2024 Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; Roll Call 28: yeas 39, nays 8
Senate Jan 22, 2024 Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
Senate Jan 16, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate Jan 11, 2024 Senators Doriot, Byrne, Buck, Leising, Koch, Young M added as coauthors
Senate Jan 11, 2024 Senator Messmer added as third author
Senate Jan 9, 2024 Senator Busch added as coauthor
Senate Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Senate Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Senators Tomes and Bohacek
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Jan 25, 2024 state link bill text
Comm Sub Jan 16, 2024 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 21, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment #6 Senate Amendment #6 Jan 25, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Senate Amendment #5 Senate Amendment #5 Jan 25, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Senate Amendment #4 Senate Amendment #4 Jan 25, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Senate Amendment #3 Senate Amendment #3 Jan 25, 2024 State Link amendment text Yes
Senate Amendment #2 Senate Amendment #2 Jan 18, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Senate Amendment #1 Senate Amendment #1 Jan 17, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #1 Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Amendment #1 Jan 16, 2024 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/25/2024 39 8 0 3 Yes
  • Alexander, Scott (R) Yea
  • Alting, Ronnie (R) Absent
  • Baldwin, Scott (R) Yea
  • Bassler, Eric (R) Yea
  • Becker, Vaneta (R) Yea
  • Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bray, Rodric (R) Yea
  • Breaux, Jean (D) Absent
  • Brown, Elizabeth (R) Absent
  • Buchanan, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buck, James (R) Yea
  • Busch, Justin (R) Yea
  • Byrne, Gary (R) Yea
  • Carrasco, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Charbonneau, Ed (R) Yea
  • Crane, John (R) Yea
  • Crider, Michael (R) Yea
  • Deery, Spencer (R) Yea
  • Dernulc, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Donato, Stacey (R) Yea
  • Doriot, Blake (R) Yea
  • Ford, J.D. (D) Nay
  • Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Garten, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gaskill, Mike (R) Yea
  • Glick, Susan (R) Yea
  • Goode, Greg (R) Yea
  • Holdman, Travis (R) Yea
  • Hunley, Andrea (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Koch, Eric (R) Yea
  • Leising, Jean (R) Yea
  • Maxwell, Randy (R) Yea
  • Messmer, Mark (R) Yea
  • Mishler, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Niemeyer, Rick (R) Yea
  • Niezgodski, David (D) Nay
  • Pol, Rodney (D) Yea
  • Qaddoura, Fady (D) Nay
  • Raatz, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Randolph, Lonnie (D) Nay
  • Rogers, Linda (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Greg (D) Nay
  • Tomes, James (R) Yea
  • Vinzant, David (D) Nay
  • Walker, Greg (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Yoder, Shelli (D) Nay
  • Young, R. Michael (R) Yea
  • Zay, Andy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/29/2024 40 9 0 1 Yes
  • Alexander, Scott (R) Yea
  • Alting, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Baldwin, Scott (R) Yea
  • Bassler, Eric (R) Yea
  • Becker, Vaneta (R) Yea
  • Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea
  • Bray, Rodric (R) Yea
  • Breaux, Jean (D) Absent
  • Brown, Elizabeth (R) Yea
  • Buchanan, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buck, James (R) Yea
  • Busch, Justin (R) Yea
  • Byrne, Gary (R) Yea
  • Carrasco, Cynthia (R) Yea
  • Charbonneau, Ed (R) Yea
  • Crane, John (R) Yea
  • Crider, Michael (R) Yea
  • Deery, Spencer (R) Yea
  • Dernulc, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Donato, Stacey (R) Yea
  • Doriot, Blake (R) Yea
  • Ford, J.D. (D) Nay
  • Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Garten, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gaskill, Mike (R) Yea
  • Glick, Susan (R) Yea
  • Goode, Greg (R) Yea
  • Holdman, Travis (R) Yea
  • Hunley, Andrea (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Koch, Eric (R) Yea
  • Leising, Jean (R) Yea
  • Maxwell, Randy (R) Yea
  • Messmer, Mark (R) Yea
  • Mishler, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Niemeyer, Rick (R) Yea
  • Niezgodski, David (D) Nay
  • Pol, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Qaddoura, Fady (D) Nay
  • Raatz, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Randolph, Lonnie (D) Nay
  • Rogers, Linda (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Greg (D) Nay
  • Tomes, James (R) Yea
  • Vinzant, David (D) Nay
  • Walker, Greg (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Yoder, Shelli (D) Nay
  • Young, R. Michael (R) Yea
  • Zay, Andy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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