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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1235

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Legislation Overview

Title: Judicial officers and public safety officials. Provides that a person commits battery on a public safety official if the offense is committed against a current or former public safety official: (1) while the official is engaged in the official's official duty; or (2) in retaliation for the official having engaged in the official's official duty. (Under current law, a person commits the offense only if the official is acting in the person's official duty.) Exempts a person who retires from judicial office after at least 20 years of service or because of a disability from the payment of the fee for a license to carry a handgun. Permits a former judicial officer to possess and use a handgun in the same locations as a judicial officer, and requires the supreme court to annually issue an identification card to a former judicial officer.

Description: Judicial officers and public safety officials. Provides that a person commits battery on a public safety official if the offense is committed against a current or former public safety official: (1) while the official is engaged in the official's official duty; or (2) in retaliation for the official having engaged in the official's official duty. (Under current law, a person commits the offense only if the official is acting in the person's official duty.) Exempts a person who retires from judicial office after at least 20 years of service or because of a disability from the payment of the fee for a license to carry a handgun. Permits a former judicial officer to possess and use a handgun in the same locations as a judicial officer, and requires the supreme court to annually issue an identification card to a former judicial officer.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Last Action Date: March 4, 2019

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: Anthony Cook (R); Gerald Torr (R); Matthew Lehman (R); Ryan Dvorak (D); Steve Bartels (R); John Young (R); Randall Head (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 4, 2019 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
House Feb 20, 2019 Referred to the Senate
House Feb 19, 2019 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 216: yeas 92, nays 4
House Feb 19, 2019 Senate sponsor: Senator Head
House Feb 18, 2019 Second reading: ordered engrossed
House Feb 18, 2019 Rule 105.1 suspended
House Feb 18, 2019 Representatives Bartels and Young J added as coauthors
House Feb 14, 2019 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House Feb 14, 2019 Representative Dvorak added as coauthor
House Jan 15, 2019 Representative Lehman added as coauthor
House Jan 10, 2019 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
House Jan 10, 2019 Coauthored by Representative Torr
House Jan 10, 2019 Authored by Representative Cook
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Feb 14, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 14, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/13/2019 11 0 0 2 Yes
  • Bartels, Steve (R) Yea
  • Beck, Lisa (D) Absent
  • Dvorak, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Hatcher, Ragen (D) Yea
  • Kirchhofer, Cindy (R) Yea
  • Mahan, Kevin (R) Absent
  • McNamara, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Negele, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Pierce, Matt (D) Yea
  • Schaibley, Donna (R) Yea
  • Steuerwald, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Young, John (R) Yea
  • Ziemke, Cindy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/19/2019 92 4 1 3 Yes
  • Abbott, David (R) Yea
  • Austin, Terri Jo (D) Yea
  • Aylesworth, Micheal (R) Yea
  • Bacon, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Baird, Beau (R) Yea
  • Barrett, Bradford (R) Yea
  • Bartels, Steve (R) Yea
  • Bartlett, John (D) Yea
  • Bauer, B. Patrick (D) Yea
  • Beck, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Behning, Robert (R) Absent
  • Borders, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Bosma, Brian (R) NV
  • Boy, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Brown, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Burton, Charles (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Chris (D) Yea
  • Carbaugh, Martin (R) Yea
  • Cherry, Robert (R) Yea
  • Chyung, Chris (D) Yea
  • Clere, Edward (R) Yea
  • Cook, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Davisson, Steven (R) Yea
  • DeLaney, Edward (D) Yea
  • DeVon, Dale (R) Yea
  • Deal, Ross (D) Yea
  • Dvorak, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Eberhart, Sean (R) Nay
  • Ellington, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Engleman, Karen (R) Yea
  • Errington, Sue (D) Yea
  • Fleming, Rita (D) Yea
  • Forestal, Dan (D) Yea
  • Frizzell, David (R) Yea
  • Frye, Randall (R) Yea
  • GiaQuinta, Philip (D) Yea
  • Goodin, Terry (D) Yea
  • Goodrich, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Gutwein, Doug (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Carey (D) Absent
  • Harris, Earl (D) Yea
  • Hatcher, Ragen (D) Yea
  • Hatfield, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Heaton, Robert (R) Yea
  • Heine, Dave (R) Yea
  • Hostettler, Matt (R) Yea
  • Huston, Todd (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Carolyn (D) Yea
  • Jordan, Jack (R) Yea
  • Judy, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Karickhoff, Michael (R) Yea
  • Kirchhofer, Cindy (R) Yea
  • Klinker, Sheila (D) Yea
  • Lauer, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Lehe, Donald (R) Yea
  • Lehman, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Leonard, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Lindauer, Shane (R) Yea
  • Lucas, Jim (R) Nay
  • Lyness, Randy (R) Yea
  • Macer, Karlee (D) Yea
  • Mahan, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Manning, Ethan (R) Yea
  • May, Chris (R) Yea
  • Mayfield, Peggy (R) Nay
  • McNamara, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Miller, Doug (R) Yea
  • Moed, Justin (D) Yea
  • Morris, Robert (R) Yea
  • Morrison, Alan (R) Nay
  • Moseley, Charles (D) Yea
  • Negele, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Nisly, Curt (R) Yea
  • Pfaff, Tonya (D) Yea
  • Pierce, Matt (D) Yea
  • Porter, Gregory (D) Yea
  • Prescott, John (R) Yea
  • Pressel, Jim (R) Yea
  • Pryor, Cherrish (D) Yea
  • Reardon, Mara (D) Yea
  • Saunders, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Schaibley, Donna (R) Yea
  • Shackleford, Robin (D) Yea
  • Smaltz, Ben (R) Yea
  • Smith, Vernon (D) Yea
  • Soliday, Edmond (R) Yea
  • Speedy, Mike (R) Yea
  • Steuerwald, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Stutzman, Christy (R) Yea
  • Sullivan, Holli (R) Yea
  • Summers, Vanessa (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Torr, Gerald (R) Yea
  • VanNatter, Heath (R) Absent
  • Wesco, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Wolkins, David (R) Yea
  • Wright, Melanie (D) Yea
  • Young, John (R) Yea
  • Zent, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ziemke, Cindy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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