Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1056
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun license repeal and reciprocity licenses. Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that a person who may otherwise legally carry a handgun is not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes conforming amendments. Allows a resident of Indiana who wishes to carry a firearm in another state under a reciprocity agreement entered into by Indiana and the other state to obtain an Indiana firearms reciprocity license from the superintendent of the state police department.
Description: Handgun license repeal and reciprocity licenses. Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that a person who may otherwise legally carry a handgun is not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes conforming amendments. Allows a resident of Indiana who wishes to carry a firearm in another state under a reciprocity agreement entered into by Indiana and the other state to obtain an Indiana firearms reciprocity license from the superintendent of the state police department.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Last Action Date: January 5, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Jim Lucas (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 5, 2016 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
| House | Jan 5, 2016 | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 5, 2016 | 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
