Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0176
Legislation Overview
Title: Regulation of firearms and shooting ranges.
Description: Regulation of firearms and shooting ranges. Prohibits a county, city, or town from: (1) adopting or enforcing a planning, zoning, or land use ordinance or regulation; or (2) imposing a condition for a permit or approval; relating to the establishment, use, or maintenance of a shooting range that is more stringent than state law.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Last Action Date: January 28, 2026
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: James Tomes (R); James Buck (R); Michael Young (R); Michael Crider (R); Randy Maxwell (R);Gary Byrne (R); Tyler Johnson (R); Mike Bohacek (R); Elizabeth Brown (R); Blake Doriot (R); Ben Smaltz (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 22% (11 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 28, 2026 | First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senator Buck added as second author |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senator Young M added as third author |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senator Brown L added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senators Crider, Maxwell, Byrne, Johnson T, Bohacek added as coauthors |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Senator Doriot added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 75: yeas 38, nays 6 |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2026 | House sponsor: Representative Smaltz |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2026 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2026 | Committee report: do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | Authored by Senator Tomes |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 20, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 5, 2026 | 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 |
| Senate - Third reading | 01/26/2026 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
