Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0228
Legislation Overview
Title: Acquisition and storage of firearms.
Description: Acquisition and storage of firearms. Prohibits a person from keeping or storing an unsecured firearm on any premises controlled by the person under certain circumstances. Makes the failure to secure a firearm a Level 6 felony if the offense results in injury or death, enhances the offense to a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction, and provides a defense. Requires a person wishing to transfer a firearm to another person to transact the transfer through a firearms dealer (dealer), subject to certain exceptions, and specifies the procedure to be used by the dealer to effect the transfer. Grants a dealer who completes a transfer civil immunity. Provides that a person who makes a false statement to a dealer for the purpose of completing a third party transfer commits firearm transfer fraud, a Level 6 felony, and enhances the penalty if the person has a prior unrelated conviction. Specifies that a dealer or other person who transfers a firearm in violation of certain requirements commits unlawful transfer of a firearm, a Level 6 felony, and enhances the offense to a Level 5 felony if the dealer or person has a prior unrelated conviction. Makes conforming amendments.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Senator Yoder added as coauthor
Last Action Date: January 20, 2022
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Fady Qaddoura (D); J.D. Ford (D); Shelli Yoder (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (3 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2022 | Senator Yoder added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2022 | Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2022 | Authored by Senator Qaddoura |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2022 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2022 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
