Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1643
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms matters. Designates the following as voter registration offices: (1) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police. (2) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county. (3) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency. Specifies that each issuance of a hunting, fishing, or trapping license shall be accompanied by a mail in voter registration form. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Modifies the state fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Excludes certain nonexclusive uses of school property from the statutory definition of "school property".
Description: Firearms matters. Designates the following as voter registration offices: (1) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police. (2) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county. (3) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency. Specifies that each issuance of a hunting, fishing, or trapping license shall be accompanied by a mail in voter registration form. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Modifies the state fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Excludes certain nonexclusive uses of school property from the statutory definition of "school property".
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Representative Goodin removed as coauthor
Last Action Date: February 25, 2019
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Ben Smaltz (R); Timothy Wesco (R); Mike Speedy (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 25, 2019 | Representative Goodin removed as coauthor |
| House | Feb 21, 2019 | Amendment #3 (Forestal) ruled out of order |
| House | Feb 21, 2019 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| House | Feb 20, 2019 | Representative Goodin added as coauthor |
| House | Feb 19, 2019 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Feb 18, 2019 | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 84 |
| House | Feb 14, 2019 | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| House | Feb 12, 2019 | Representative Speedy added as coauthor |
| House | Feb 7, 2019 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 |
| House | Feb 7, 2019 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Feb 4, 2019 | Representative Wesco added as coauthor |
| House | Jan 24, 2019 | Authored by Representative Smaltz |
| House | Jan 24, 2019 | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Feb 19, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 19, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 18, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 18, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 14, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 14, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 7, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 7, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 23, 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 | 02/6/2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House - Committee Vote | 02/12/2019 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House - Committee Vote | 02/19/2019 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
