Passed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0229
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm matters.
Description: Allows a firearm that may be destroyed to be sold to a salvage company and destroyed by dismantling the firearm for parts, scrap metal, or recycling, or for resale as parts for other firearms. Provides that a unit may conduct a firearms buyback program with private funds or grants. Establishes a procedure to permit certain individuals whose firearms have been retained by a law enforcement agency to have the firearms sold at auction and the proceeds, less the costs of sale, returned to the individual. Removes a provision from the law making possession of a firearm on property that is being used by a school for a school function a felony. Provides, for purposes of the law concerning possession of firearms on school property, that the law does not apply to certain students who are members of a shooting sports team or certain individuals who may legally possess a firearm and possess a firearm that is locked in the trunk of the person's motor vehicle, kept in the glove compartment of the person's locked motor vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the person's locked motor vehicle. Specifies that the law concerning firearms in locked vehicles does not prohibit an employer from prohibiting an employee from possessing a firearm or ammunition at the employer's residence. Provides that the chapter concerning possession of firearms on school property and school buses does not apply to a person who may possess the firearm and possesses the firearm in a motor vehicle. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor if certain persons leave a firearm in plain view in a motor vehicle parked in a school parking lot. Removes a provision from the law concerning firearms in locked vehicles that allows a person to adopt or enforce an ordinance, a resolution, a policy or rule that prohibits an employee of the
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Public Law 157
Last Action Date: March 26, 2014
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: James Tomes; Brent Steele; Johnny Nugent; Brent Waltz; John W. Waterman; James Smith; Brandt Hershman; R. Michael Young;Jean Leising; Allen E. Paul; James Banks; Dennis Kruse; Lonnie Randolph; James Arnold; Jim Lucas;Thomas Dermody;Mike Speedy;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 34% (17 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2014 | Signed by the Governor |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2014 | Public Law 157 |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2014 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2014 | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| House | Mar 14, 2014 | Signed by the Speaker |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2014 | Senator Hershman added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2014 | Senator Broden removed as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2014 | Senator Hershman removed as advisor |
| House | Mar 13, 2014 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted; Roll Call 519: yeas 75 and nays 24 |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2014 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted; Roll Call 445: yeas 38 and nays 10 |
| House | Mar 13, 2014 | Representative Mayfield added as conferee |
| House | Mar 13, 2014 | Representative Lawson removed as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2014 | Senator Broden added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2014 | Senator R. Young added as advisor |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2014 | Senator R. Young removed as conferee |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Lawson added as conferee |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Dvorak added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Austin added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Torr added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Morrison added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Dermody added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Lucas added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative McMillin added as advisor |
| House | Mar 6, 2014 | Representative Eberhart added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2014 | Senate dissented from House amendments |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2014 | Senator Tomes added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2014 | Senator R. Young added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2014 | Senator Hershman added as advisor |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2014 | Senator Hume added as advisor |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2014 | Senator Steele added as advisor |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 376: yeas 74 and nays 24 |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
| House | Feb 27, 2014 | Representative Speedy added as cosponsor. |
| House | Feb 27, 2014 | Second reading: engrossed. |
| House | Feb 27, 2014 | SB 229 Amendment #1 (Lawson), failed. |
| House | Feb 25, 2014 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted. |
| House | Feb 17, 2014 | Representative Dermody added as cosponsor. |
| House | Feb 11, 2014 | Representative Lucas added as cosponsor. |
| House | Feb 4, 2014 | First Reading: Referred to Public Policy |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2014 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2014 | Representative Eberhart added as sponsor. |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2014 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 28 and nays 21 |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2014 | Senator Arnold added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2014 | Second reading: engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Waltz added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Nugent added as third author. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Randolph added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Kruse added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Banks added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Paul added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Leising added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Young R Michael added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Hershman added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Smith added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2014 | Senator Waterman added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2014 | Committee report; do pass; adopted |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2014 | Senator Steele added as second author. |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2014 | First Reading: Referred to Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2014 | Authored by Senator Tomes. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 14, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 14, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 25, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 25, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 24, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 24, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 9, 2014 | 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 on Judiciary - Roll Call 022901
Senate - Third reading: passed
House Committee on Public Policy - Roll Call 022902
House Floor -
House Floor -
House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted
Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 adopted
Link: link to state bill page
