Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1048
Legislation Overview
Title: Possession of firearms.
Description: Makes knowingly or intentionally possessing a firearm: (1) in or on school property; (2) in or on property that is not school property and is being used by a school for a school function; or (3) on a school bus; a Class A misdemeanor instead of a Level 6 felony. Provides that for purposes of the law concerning possession of firearms on school property: (1) school property means a building or other structure owned or rented by a school that is being used exclusively by the school for a school function and does not include grounds adjacent to and owned or rented in common with the building or other structure; (2) property that is not school property that is being used for a school function if the property is being used exclusively by a school for a school function, the property is not accessible to the general public during the school function, and a notice is conspicuously posted at each entrance to the property that states that the property is being used by a school for a school function; and (3) the law does not apply to a person who may legally possess a firearm and possesses a firearm that is locked in the trunk of the person's motor vehicle, kept in the glove compartment of the person's locked motor vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the person's locked motor vehicle. Removes a provision from the law concerning firearms in locked vehicles that allows a person to adopt a policy or rule that prohibits an employee of the person from possessing a firearm or ammunition in or on school property, in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function, or on a school bus in violation of: (1) student discipline laws concerning possession of firearms; or (2) the law concerning possession of firearms on school property and school buses. Specifies that the law
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Representative Harman added as coauthor.
Last Action Date: January 27, 2014
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Jim Lucas;Sean Eberhart; Heath VanNatter; Timothy Harman;David Ober;Ben Smaltz;Thomas Washburne;Terry Goodin; Mike Speedy;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 27, 2014 | Representative Harman added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 27, 2014 | Representative Speedy added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 27, 2014 | Representative Washburne added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 27, 2014 | Representative Smaltz added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 27, 2014 | Representative Ober added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 21, 2014 | Representative Goodin added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 9, 2014 | Representative VanNatter added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 9, 2014 | Representative Eberhart added as coauthor. |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
| House | Jan 7, 2014 | First Reading: Referred to Public Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2014 | 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
