IN HB1284 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Passed on April 26 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-26 - Public Law 107
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Passed on April 26 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-26 - Public Law 107
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Self-defense, defense of others, and 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. Provides immunity for a justified use of force in certain instances. Requires a court to award, in certain instances, reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a defendant when the justified use of force immunity is successfully raised. 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 fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Makes conforming amendments.
Title
Self-defense, defense of others, and 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. Provides immunity for a justified use of force in certain instances. Requires a court to award, in certain instances, reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a defendant when the justified use of force immunity is successfully raised. 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 fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Makes conforming amendments.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jim Lucas [R] | Rep. Christy Stutzman [R] | Rep. Ben Smaltz [R] | Rep. Terry Goodin [D] |
| Sen. James Tomes [R] | Sen. Mark Messmer [R] | Sen. Chris Garten [R] | Sen. Blake Doriot [R] |
| Sen. Jon Ford [R] | Sen. Erin Houchin [R] | Sen. Aaron Freeman [R] | Sen. Eric Koch [R] |
| Sen. Mike Bohacek [R] | Sen. Linda Rogers [R] | Sen. Dennis Kruse [R] | Sen. John Crane [R] |
| Sen. Jeff Raatz [R] |
Roll Calls
2019-04-22 - Senate - Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 37 N: 7 NV: 5 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-22 - House - House Floor - (Y: 64 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2019-04-08 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 42 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-20 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - Third reading (Y: 80 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-04-22 - House - House Floor - (Y: 64 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2019-04-08 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 42 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-20 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - Third reading (Y: 80 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-26 | House | Public Law 107 |
| 2019-04-26 | House | Signed by the Governor |
| 2019-04-24 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2019-04-23 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2019-04-23 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2019-04-22 | Senate | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 555: yeas 37, nays 7 |
| 2019-04-22 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 572: yeas 64, nays 17 |
| 2019-04-18 | Senate | CCR # 1 filed in the Senate |
| 2019-04-18 | House | CCR # 1 filed in the House |
| 2019-04-16 | Senate | Senator Sandlin added as conferee |
| 2019-04-16 | Senate | Senator Lanane removed as conferee |
| 2019-04-11 | Senate | Senate advisors appointed: Messmer, Taylor G and Garten |
| 2019-04-11 | Senate | Senate conferees appointed: Tomes and Lanane |
| 2019-04-11 | House | House advisors appointed: Smaltz, Torr, DeLaney and Pierce |
| 2019-04-11 | House | House conferees appointed: Lucas and Goodin |
| 2019-04-10 | House | House dissented from Senate amendments |
| 2019-04-10 | House | Motion to dissent filed |
| 2019-04-09 | Senate | Returned to the House with amendments |
| 2019-04-08 | Senate | Senator Raatz added as cosponsor |
| 2019-04-08 | Senate | Senator Crane added as cosponsor |
| 2019-04-08 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 404: yeas 42, nays 7 |
| 2019-04-04 | Senate | Senator Kruse added as cosponsor |
| 2019-04-02 | Senate | Amendment #3 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2019-04-02 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2019-04-01 | Senate | Senator Rogers added as cosponsor |
| 2019-03-25 | Senate | Senator Bohacek added as cosponsor |
| 2019-03-21 | Senate | Senator Koch added as cosponsor |
| 2019-03-21 | Senate | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| 2019-03-19 | Senate | Senators Houchin and Freeman added as cosponsors |
| 2019-03-19 | Senate | Senator Ford Jon added as cosponsor |
| 2019-03-19 | Senate | Senator Doriot added as cosponsor |
| 2019-03-04 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2019-02-12 | House | Referred to the Senate |
| 2019-02-11 | House | Senate sponsors: Senators Tomes, Messmer and Garten |
| 2019-02-11 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 140: yeas 80, nays 13 |
| 2019-02-07 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2019-01-29 | House | Representative Goodin added as coauthor |
| 2019-01-15 | House | Representatives Stutzman and Smaltz added as coauthors |
| 2019-01-10 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2019-01-10 | House | Authored by Representative Lucas |
