Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1171
Legislation Overview
Title: Self-defense.
Description: Self-defense. Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of arrest or to prevent an escape, or for self-defense.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Last Action Date: January 8, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Jim Lucas (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 8, 2025 | Authored by Representative Lucas |
| House | Jan 8, 2025 | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2025 | 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
