Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1022
Legislation Overview
Title: Right to carry a handgun. Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun". Provides that a prohibited person who knowingly or intentionally carries a handgun commits a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the unlawful carrying of a
Description: Right to carry a handgun. Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun". Provides that a prohibited person who knowingly or intentionally carries a handgun commits a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the unlawful carrying of a
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Representative Smaltz added as coauthor
Last Action Date: January 16, 2018
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Jim Lucas (R); Ben Smaltz (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 16, 2018 | Representative Smaltz added as coauthor |
| House | Jan 11, 2018 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
| House | Jan 11, 2018 | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 11, 2018 | 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
