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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0016

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Legislation Overview

Title: Juvenile delinquents and firearms.

Description: Juvenile delinquents and firearms. Prohibits a person who has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act while armed with a firearm that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult (serious delinquent) from possessing a firearm unless the person is at least: (1) 26 years of age, in the case of less serious acts; or (2) 28 years of age, in the case of more serious acts. Makes possession of a firearm by a serious delinquent a Level 6 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 5 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Requires a juvenile court to transmit certain findings to the office of judicial administration for transmission to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) upon a finding of delinquency for an act that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Last Action Date: February 4, 2020

Sponsors

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9 sponsors: Mike Bohacek (R); Michael Young (R); Ronnie Alting (R); Lonnie Randolph (D); David Niezgodski (D); John Ruckelshaus (R); J.D. Ford (D); Jim Pressel (R); Sharon Negele (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (9 of 50)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 4, 2020 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Senate Jan 15, 2020 Referred to the House
Senate Jan 14, 2020 House sponsor: Representative Pressel
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 11: yeas 43, nays 6
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Cosponsor: Representative Negele
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senator Alting removed as second author
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senator Ruckelshaus removed as third author
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senator Young M added as second author
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senator Alting added as third author
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senators Ruckelshaus and Ford J.D. added as coauthors
Senate Jan 13, 2020 Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
Senate Jan 13, 2020 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate Jan 13, 2020 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate Jan 9, 2020 Senator Alting added as second author
Senate Jan 9, 2020 Senator Ruckelshaus added as third author
Senate Jan 9, 2020 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate Jan 6, 2020 Authored by Senator Bohacek
Senate Jan 6, 2020 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Jan 13, 2020 state link bill text
Amended Jan 13, 2020 state link bill text
Amended Jan 9, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 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
01/7/2020 8 0 0 0 Yes
  • Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea
  • Busch, Justin (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Glick, Susan (R) Yea
  • Koch, Eric (R) Yea
  • Sandlin, Jack (R) Yea
  • Tallian, Karen (D) Yea
  • Young, R. Michael (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/14/2020 43 6 0 1 Yes
  • Alting, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Bassler, Eric (R) Yea
  • Becker, Vaneta (R) Yea
  • Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea
  • Boots, Philip (R) Yea
  • Bray, Rodric (R) Yea
  • Breaux, Jean (D) Yea
  • Brown, Elizabeth (R) Yea
  • Buchanan, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buck, James (R) Yea
  • Busch, Justin (R) Yea
  • Charbonneau, Ed (R) Yea
  • Crane, John (R) Yea
  • Crider, Michael (R) Yea
  • Doriot, Blake (R) Yea
  • Ford, J.D. (D) Yea
  • Ford, Jon (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Garten, Chris (R) Nay
  • Gaskill, Mike (R) Nay
  • Glick, Susan (R) Nay
  • Grooms, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Holdman, Travis (R) Yea
  • Houchin, Erin (R) Yea
  • Koch, Eric (R) Yea
  • Kruse, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Lanane, Timothy (D) Yea
  • Leising, Jean (R) Yea
  • Melton, Eddie (D) Yea
  • Merritt, James (R) Yea
  • Messmer, Mark (R) Yea
  • Mishler, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Mrvan, Frank (D) Yea
  • Niemeyer, Rick (R) Yea
  • Niezgodski, David (D) Yea
  • Perfect, Clyde (R) Nay
  • Raatz, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Randolph, Lonnie (D) Yea
  • Rogers, Linda (R) Yea
  • Ruckelshaus, John (R) Yea
  • Sandlin, Jack (R) Yea
  • Spartz, Victoria (R) Nay
  • Stoops, Mark (D) Absent
  • Tallian, Karen (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Greg (D) Yea
  • Tomes, James (R) Nay
  • Walker, Greg (R) Yea
  • Young, R. Michael (R) Yea
  • Zay, Andy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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