Passed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1296
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms matters.
Description: Firearms matters. 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" and specifies the penalties for committing this crime. Allows particular individuals who do not meet the requirements to receive a handgun license and are not otherwise prohibited to carry a handgun in limited places. Allows a resident of Indiana to obtain in certain circumstances a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes theft of a firearm a Level 5 felony. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments and repeals obsolete provisions.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Public Law 175
Last Action Date: March 21, 2022
Sponsors
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53 sponsors: Ben Smaltz (R); David Abbott (R); Beau Baird (R); Bradford Barrett (R); Steve Bartels (R); Robert Behning (R); Bruce Borders (R); Martin Carbaugh (R); Robert Cherry (R); Anthony Cook (R); Michelle Davis (R); J. Michael Davisson (R);Dale DeVon (R); Sean Eberhart (R); Jeff Ellington (R); Karen Engleman (R); Randall Frye (R); Chuck Goodrich (R); Doug Gutwein (R); Robert Heaton (R); Dave Heine (R); Matt Hostettler (R); Todd Huston (R); Chris Jeter (R); Jack Jordan (R); Christopher Judy (R); Joanna King (R); Ryan Lauer (R); Cindy Ledbetter (R); Donald Lehe (R); Matthew Lehman (R); Daniel Leonard (R); Shane Lindauer (R); Jim Lucas (R); Ethan Manning (R); Chris May (R); Peggy Mayfield (R); Doug Miller (R); Robert Morris (R); Alan Morrison (R); Zach Payne (R); John Prescott (R); Craig Snow (R); Gregory Steuerwald (R); Jake Teshka (R); Jeffrey Thompson (R); Heath VanNatter (R); Ann Vermilion (R); Timothy Wesco (R); John Young (R); Jon Ford (R); Andy Zay (R); Lonnie Randolph (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 53% (53 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 21, 2022 | Public Law 175 |
| House | Mar 21, 2022 | Signed by the Governor |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2022 | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| House | Mar 9, 2022 | Signed by the Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2022 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Rule 105.2 suspended |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2022 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 364: yeas 30, nays 20 |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 382: yeas 69, nays 30 |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2022 | CCR # 1 filed in the Senate |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | CCR # 1 filed in the House |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Representative Carbaugh removed as author |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2022 | Senators Ford Jon and Griffin removed as conferees |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Representative Smaltz added as conferee |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Representative Austin removed as conferee |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Representatives Abbott D, Baird, Barrett, Bartels, Behning, Borders, Carbaugh, Cherry, Cook, Davis M, Davisson J., DeVon, Eberhart, Ellington, Engleman, Frye, Goodrich, Gutwein, Heaton, Heine, Hostettler, Huston, Jeter C, Jordan, Judy, King J, Lauer, Ledbetter C, Lehe, Lehman, Leonard, Lindauer, Lucas, Manning, May, Mayfield, Miller, Morris, Morrison, Payne Z, Prescott, Snow C, Steuerwald, Teshka J, Thompson, VanNatter, Vermilion A, Wesco, Young J added as coauthors |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2022 | Senators Koch and Tomes added as conferees |
| House | Mar 8, 2022 | Representative Smaltz added as author |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2022 | Senate conferees appointed: Ford Jon and Griffin |
| House | Mar 3, 2022 | Motion to dissent filed |
| House | Mar 3, 2022 | House dissented from Senate amendments |
| House | Mar 3, 2022 | House conferees appointed: Carbaugh and Austin |
| House | Mar 3, 2022 | House advisors appointed: Lehman and Campbell |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2022 | Senate advisors appointed: Walker K and Randolph Lonnie M |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2022 | Returned to the House with amendments |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2022 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 304: yeas 47, nays 1 |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2022 | Senator Randolph added as cosponsor |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2022 | Senator Zay added as second sponsor |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2022 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2022 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2022 | First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions |
| House | Feb 1, 2022 | Referred to the Senate |
| House | Jan 31, 2022 | Senate sponsor: Senator Ford Jon |
| House | Jan 31, 2022 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 91, nays 0 |
| House | Jan 26, 2022 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| House | Jan 24, 2022 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Jan 10, 2022 | First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance |
| House | Jan 10, 2022 | Authored by Representative Carbaugh |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 8, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 8, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 17, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 17, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 24, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 24, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2022 | 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 | 01/24/2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House Floor - | 01/31/2022 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 7 | Yes |
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| Senate - Committee Vote | 02/16/2022 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate - Third reading | 03/1/2022 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
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| House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 03/8/2022 | 68 | 30 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 03/8/2022 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
