Passed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0169
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms.
Description: Makes it a Level 5 felony for a person to provide an individual with a firearm if the person knows that the individual: (1) is legally ineligible to possess a firearm; or (2) intends to use the firearm to commit a crime; and increases the penalty to a Level 3 felony if the firearm is used to commit murder. Provides a defense for certain persons accused of providing firearms to ineligible individuals if: (1) the accused person contacted NICS to request a background check on the individual; and (2) the accused person received authorization from NICS to provide the firearm to the individual. Makes theft a Level 6 felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor if the property involved is a firearm. Allows the state to seek a sentencing enhancement of from five years to 20 years if a person uses a firearm to commit: (1) a felony against the person that results in death or serious bodily injury; (2) kidnapping; or (3) criminal confinement as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Last Action Date: March 26, 2014
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
8 sponsors: R. Michael Young;James W. Merritt Jr.; Brent Steele; James Arnold; Gregory Steuerwald;David N. Frizzell; Jim Lucas;Justin Moed
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (8 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2014 | Signed by the Governor |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2014 | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2014 | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| House | Mar 15, 2014 | Signed by the Speaker |
| House | Mar 13, 2014 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted; Roll Call 503: yeas 100 and nays 0 |
| Senate | Mar 13, 2014 | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted; Roll Call 436: yeas 47 and nays 0 |
| House | Mar 5, 2014 | Representative Pierce added as advisor |
| House | Mar 4, 2014 | Representative McMillin added as conferee |
| House | Mar 4, 2014 | Representative Moed added as advisor |
| House | Mar 4, 2014 | Representative Steuerwald added as advisor |
| House | Mar 4, 2014 | Representative Cox added as advisor |
| House | Mar 4, 2014 | Representative DeLaney added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Senator M. Young added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Senator Steele added as advisor |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Senator Hume added as advisor |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Senator Merritt added as advisor |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Senator Arnold added as conferee |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2014 | Senate dissented from House amendments |
| House | Feb 27, 2014 | Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 334: yeas 93 and nays 0 |
| House | Feb 27, 2014 | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | SB 169 Amendment #2 (DeLaney), prevailed. |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed. |
| House | Feb 26, 2014 | SB 169 Amendment #1 (DeLaney), prevailed. |
| House | Feb 24, 2014 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted. |
| House | Feb 13, 2014 | Representative Moed added as cosponsor. |
| House | Feb 13, 2014 | Representative Lucas added as cosponsor. |
| House | Feb 10, 2014 | First Reading: Referred to Courts and Criminal Code |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2014 | Representative McMillin added sponsor. |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2014 | Representative Frizzell added as cosponsor. |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2014 | Representative Steuerwald added as cosponsor. |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2014 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2014 | Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 148: yeas 43 and nays 5 |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2014 | Senator Arnold added as coauthor. |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2014 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2014 | SB 169 Amendment #2 (Young, M.), prevailed. |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2014 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted. |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2014 | Senator Steele added as third author. |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2014 | Senator Merritt added as second author. |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2014 | Authored by Senator Young R Michael |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2014 | First Reading: Referred to Corrections & Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | Mar 13, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Mar 13, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 26, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 26, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 24, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 24, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 3, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 4, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 31, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 31, 2014 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 8, 2014 | 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
Senate Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law - Roll Call 016901
Senate Floor -
House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code - Roll Call 016903
House Floor -
House Floor -
House Floor -
House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 adopted
Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 adopted
Link: link to state bill page
