Indiana Senate Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-12 - Senator Raatz added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Threats and gun violence. Provides that a juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over an individual: (1) at least 14 years of age who carries a handgun without a license; or (2) who uses a firearm in the commission of an offense. Makes communicating a threat with the intent to cause the evacuation of school property or a hospital a Level 6 felony. (Under current law, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.) Adds unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon to the definition of "crime of violence". Provides that a person who uses a firearm to

Threats and gun violence. Provides that a juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over an individual: (1) at least 14 years of age who carries a handgun without a license; or (2) who uses a firearm in the commission of an offense. Makes communicating a threat with the intent to cause the evacuation of school property or a hospital a Level 6 felony. (Under current law, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.) Adds unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon to the definition of "crime of violence". Provides that a person who uses a firearm to

Sen. James Merritt [R]

Sen. Randall Head [R]

Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-12	Senate	Senator Raatz added as coauthor
2015-01-08	Senate	Senator Head added as second author
2015-01-07	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
2015-01-07	Senate	Authored by Senator Merritt

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/279/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/6/c/0/86c09df4/SB0279.01.INTR.pdf