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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1643

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Legislation Overview

Title: 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. Specifies that each issuance of a hunting, fishing, or trapping license shall be accompanied by a mail in voter registration form. 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 state fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Excludes certain nonexclusive uses of school property from the statutory definition of "school property".

Description: 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. Specifies that each issuance of a hunting, fishing, or trapping license shall be accompanied by a mail in voter registration form. 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 state fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Excludes certain nonexclusive uses of school property from the statutory definition of "school property".

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Representative Goodin removed as coauthor

Last Action Date: February 25, 2019

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Ben Smaltz (R); Timothy Wesco (R); Mike Speedy (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 25, 2019 Representative Goodin removed as coauthor
House Feb 21, 2019 Amendment #3 (Forestal) ruled out of order
House Feb 21, 2019 Second reading: ordered engrossed
House Feb 20, 2019 Representative Goodin added as coauthor
House Feb 19, 2019 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House Feb 18, 2019 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 84
House Feb 14, 2019 Committee report: do pass, adopted
House Feb 12, 2019 Representative Speedy added as coauthor
House Feb 7, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
House Feb 7, 2019 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House Feb 4, 2019 Representative Wesco added as coauthor
House Jan 24, 2019 Authored by Representative Smaltz
House Jan 24, 2019 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Feb 19, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Feb 19, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Feb 18, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Feb 18, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Feb 14, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Feb 14, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Feb 7, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 7, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 23, 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
02/6/2019 13 0 0 0 Yes
  • Austin, Terri Jo (D) Yea
  • Clere, Edward (R) Yea
  • Eberhart, Sean (R) Yea
  • Forestal, Dan (D) Yea
  • Hostettler, Matt (R) Yea
  • Lehman, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Lucas, Jim (R) Yea
  • Mayfield, Peggy (R) Yea
  • Moed, Justin (D) Yea
  • Smaltz, Ben (R) Yea
  • Stutzman, Christy (R) Yea
  • Summers, Vanessa (D) Yea
  • Wesco, Timothy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/12/2019 16 6 0 2 Yes
  • Barrett, Bradford (R) Yea
  • Brown, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Chris (D) Nay
  • Cherry, Robert (R) Absent
  • Clere, Edward (R) Yea
  • Davisson, Steven (R) Yea
  • DeLaney, Edward (D) Nay
  • Hamilton, Carey (D) Nay
  • Harris, Earl (D) Nay
  • Heaton, Robert (R) Yea
  • Heine, Dave (R) Yea
  • Huston, Todd (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Jack (R) Yea
  • Karickhoff, Michael (R) Yea
  • Klinker, Sheila (D) Absent
  • Leonard, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Mayfield, Peggy (R) Yea
  • Negele, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Porter, Gregory (D) Nay
  • Pryor, Cherrish (D) Nay
  • Sullivan, Holli (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Wright, Melanie (D) Yea
  • Ziemke, Cindy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/19/2019 16 4 0 4 Yes
  • Barrett, Bradford (R) Yea
  • Brown, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Chris (D) Nay
  • Cherry, Robert (R) Yea
  • Clere, Edward (R) Yea
  • Davisson, Steven (R) Yea
  • DeLaney, Edward (D) Nay
  • Hamilton, Carey (D) Absent
  • Harris, Earl (D) Nay
  • Heaton, Robert (R) Yea
  • Heine, Dave (R) Yea
  • Huston, Todd (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Jack (R) Yea
  • Karickhoff, Michael (R) Yea
  • Klinker, Sheila (D) Absent
  • Leonard, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Mayfield, Peggy (R) Yea
  • Negele, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Porter, Gregory (D) Nay
  • Pryor, Cherrish (D) Absent
  • Sullivan, Holli (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Wright, Melanie (D) Absent
  • Ziemke, Cindy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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