Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1253
Legislation Overview
Title: Specialized weapons and other training. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the specialized weapons training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide proof of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete eight hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may use grant money received from the Indiana safe schools fund to pay for part or all of specialized weapons training for employees of the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school who are required to successfully complete or who request to attend the specialized weapons training. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires, that for a person or entity to provide specialized weapons training to certain employees and other staff members of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the person or entity apply and receive approval from the secured school safety board. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee consents, in writing, to the use of projectiles during the training or drill. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve a training or a drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building. Establishes requirements concerning the barricading or blocking of a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency.
Description: Specialized weapons and other training. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the specialized weapons training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide proof of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete eight hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may use grant money received from the Indiana safe schools fund to pay for part or all of specialized weapons training for employees of the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school who are required to successfully complete or who request to attend the specialized weapons training. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires, that for a person or entity to provide specialized weapons training to certain employees and other staff members of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the person or entity apply and receive approval from the secured school safety board. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee consents, in writing, to the use of projectiles during the training or drill. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve a training or a drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building. Establishes requirements concerning the barricading or blocking of a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Stoops
Last Action Date: April 18, 2019
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Jim Lucas (R); Christopher Judy (R); Christy Stutzman (R); Ben Smaltz (R); Travis Holdman (R); James Tomes (R); Jeff Raatz (R); Dennis Kruse (R); John Crane (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 18, 2019 | Motion to dissent filed |
| Senate | Apr 18, 2019 | Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Stoops |
| Senate | Apr 18, 2019 | Senate conferees appointed: Holdman and Melton |
| House | Apr 18, 2019 | House advisors appointed: Judy, Smaltz, Stutzman, Pfaff and Pierce |
| House | Apr 18, 2019 | House conferees appointed: Lucas and DeLaney |
| House | Apr 18, 2019 | House dissented from Senate amendments |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2019 | Senator Crane added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2019 | Returned to the House with amendments |
| Senate | Apr 16, 2019 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 483: yeas 32, nays 14 |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2019 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2019 | Amendment #2 (Melton) failed; Roll Call 465: yeas 12, nays 37 |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2019 | Amendment #1 (Melton) failed; voice vote |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2019 | Amendment #3 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote |
| Senate | Apr 11, 2019 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Apr 4, 2019 | Senator Kruse added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2019 | First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development |
| House | Feb 19, 2019 | Referred to the Senate |
| House | Feb 18, 2019 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 206: yeas 72, nays 25 |
| House | Feb 18, 2019 | Representative Smaltz added as coauthor |
| House | Feb 18, 2019 | Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Tomes and Raatz |
| House | Feb 14, 2019 | Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote |
| House | Feb 14, 2019 | Amendment #14 (Chyung) failed; Roll Call 176: yeas 27, nays 62 |
| House | Feb 14, 2019 | Amendment #4 (Forestal) failed; Roll Call 175: yeas 28, nays 63 |
| House | Feb 14, 2019 | Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 174: yeas 31, nays 57 |
| House | Feb 14, 2019 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| House | Feb 11, 2019 | Representatives Judy and Stutzman added as coauthors |
| House | Feb 11, 2019 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | First reading: referred to Committee on Education |
| House | Jan 10, 2019 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Apr 15, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Apr 15, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Apr 11, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 11, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 14, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 14, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 11, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 9, 2019 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House - Committee Vote | 02/11/2019 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed | 02/14/2019 | 31 | 57 | 9 | 3 | No |
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| Amendment #4 (Forestal) failed | 02/14/2019 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 4 | No |
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| Amendment #14 (Chyung) failed | 02/14/2019 | 27 | 62 | 6 | 5 | No |
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| Third reading | 02/18/2019 | 72 | 25 | 1 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate - Committee Vote | 04/10/2019 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate - Amendment #2 (Melton) failed | 04/15/2019 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 1 | No |
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| Senate - Third reading | 04/16/2019 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
