Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0088
Legislation Overview
Title: Houses of worship and firearms. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property that also contains a house of worship, unless prohibited by the house of worship, if the person possesses the firearm while: (1) attending a worship service; (2) conducting business with the house of worship; (3) receiving pastoral services; (4) attending a program sponsored or permitted by the house of worship or the school; or (5) carrying out the person's official duties at a house of worship, if the person is employed by or a volunteer at the house of worship and the house of worship has assigned the person duties that require the person to carry a firearm. Exempts certain law enforcement and retired law enforcement officers described in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) from the prohibition against carrying a firearm on school property.
Description: Houses of worship and firearms. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property that also contains a house of worship, unless prohibited by the house of worship, if the person possesses the firearm while: (1) attending a worship service; (2) conducting business with the house of worship; (3) receiving pastoral services; (4) attending a program sponsored or permitted by the house of worship or the school; or (5) carrying out the person's official duties at a house of worship, if the person is employed by or a volunteer at the house of worship and the house of worship has assigned the person duties that require the person to carry a firearm. Exempts certain law enforcement and retired law enforcement officers described in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) from the prohibition against carrying a firearm on school property.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Senator Tomes added as third author
Last Action Date: January 10, 2019
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Jack Sandlin (R); Michael Young (R); James Tomes (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (3 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2019 | Senator Tomes added as third author |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2019 | Authored by Senators Sandlin and Young M |
| Senate | Jan 3, 2019 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 11, 2018 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
