Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0199
Legislation Overview
Title: Self-defense.
Description: Self-defense. Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of arrest or to prevent an escape, or for self-defense when used to prevent or terminate the an unlawful entry of or attack on a dwelling, curtilage, fixed place of business, motor vehicle, or aircraft in flight.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Last Action Date: March 1, 2021
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Michael Young (R); Chris Garten (R); Scott Baldwin (R); Justin Busch (R); John Crane (R); Eric Koch (R); Dennis Kruse (R); Jean Leising (R); James Tomes (R); Chris Jeter (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 20% (10 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 1, 2021 | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
| Senate | Feb 17, 2021 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Busch added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Crane added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Koch added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Kruse added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Leising added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Tomes added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 37, nays 8 |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | House sponsor: Representative Jeter |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senator Baldwin added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2021 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2021 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2021 | Senator Garten added as second author |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2021 | Authored by Senator Young M |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2021 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Feb 11, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 4, 2021 | 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 |
| Senate - Committee Vote | 02/9/2021 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Floor - | 02/16/2021 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
