Passed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0043
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms matters. Removes penal facilities from the list of locations where employer ordinances, resolutions, policies, or rules prohibiting the keeping of firearms on employer property may be enforced. Provides that a penal facility shall require an employee to: (1) secure the employee's firearm or ammunition, or both, in a locked case; and (2) store the firearm or ammunition in the trunk or glove compartment or out of plain sight in the employee's locked vehicle. Permits certain employees of the general assembly and members of the Indiana lobby registration commission to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on
Description: Firearms matters. Removes penal facilities from the list of locations where employer ordinances, resolutions, policies, or rules prohibiting the keeping of firearms on employer property may be enforced. Provides that a penal facility shall require an employee to: (1) secure the employee's firearm or ammunition, or both, in a locked case; and (2) store the firearm or ammunition in the trunk or glove compartment or out of plain sight in the employee's locked vehicle. Permits certain employees of the general assembly and members of the Indiana lobby registration commission to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Public Law 181
Last Action Date: April 26, 2017
Sponsors
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28 sponsors: James Tomes (R); Randall Head (R); Dennis Kruse (R); Blake Doriot (R); Susan Glick (R); Ed Charbonneau (R); Brandt Hershman (R); Jon Ford (R); James Buck (R); Philip Boots (R); Elizabeth Brown (R); Doug Eckerty (R); Michael Young (R); John Crane (R); Rick Niemeyer (R); Eric Koch (R); Greg Walker (R); Mark Messmer (R); Erin Houchin (R); Aaron Freeman (R); Michael Crider (R); Jean Leising (R); Jack Sandlin (R); Michael Delph (R); Vaneta Becker (R); Jim Lucas (R); Karlee Macer (D); Christopher Judy (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 56% (28 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 26, 2017 | Public Law 181 |
| Senate | Apr 26, 2017 | Signed by the Governor |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2017 | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| House | Apr 10, 2017 | Signed by the Speaker |
| Senate | Apr 5, 2017 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2017 | Senate concurred in House Amendments; Roll Call 346: yeas 39, nays 7 |
| Senate | Mar 30, 2017 | Motion to concur filed |
| House | Mar 29, 2017 | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
| House | Mar 28, 2017 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 330: yeas 76, nays 16 |
| House | Mar 27, 2017 | Amendment #2 (Lucas) failed; voice vote |
| House | Mar 27, 2017 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| House | Mar 27, 2017 | Amendment #1 (Arnold L) failed; Roll Call 312: yeas 46, nays 47 |
| House | Mar 23, 2017 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Mar 9, 2017 | Representative Judy added as cosponsor |
| House | Mar 6, 2017 | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2017 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2017 | Senators Charbonneau, Hershman, Ford, Buck, Boots, Brown L, Eckerty, Young M added as coauthors |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2017 | Senators Crane, Niemeyer, Koch, Walker, Messmer, Houchin, Freeman, Crider, Leising, Sandlin, Delph, Becker added as coauthors |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | House sponsor: Representative Lucas |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | Senator Glick added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 40, nays 9 |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | Cosponsor: Representative Macer |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2017 | Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2017 | Amendment #1 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2017 | Senators Kruse and Doriot added as coauthors |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2017 | Placed back on second reading |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Senator Head added as second author |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2017 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2017 | Authored by Senator Tomes |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2017 | First reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Apr 4, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Apr 4, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 23, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Mar 23, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 21, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 21, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 13, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 13, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 29, 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
Senate - Committee Vote
Senate - Third reading
House - Committee Vote
House - Amendment #1 (Arnold L) failed
House - Third reading
Senate - Senate concurred in House Amendments
Link: link to state bill page
