Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1159
Legislation Overview
Title: Regulation of firearms. 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: Regulation of firearms. 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: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Representative Arnold added as coauthor
Last Action Date: January 9, 2017
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Jim Lucas (R); Christopher Judy (R); Heath VanNatter (R); Lloyd Arnold (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 9, 2017 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
| House | Jan 9, 2017 | Coauthored by Representatives Judy and VanNatter |
| House | Jan 9, 2017 | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
| House | Jan 9, 2017 | Representative Arnold added as coauthor |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 9, 2017 | 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
