Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1221
Legislation Overview
Title: Antique firearms.
Description: Antique firearms. Provides that certain requirements regarding the sale, rental, trade, or transfer of a handgun do not apply to an item defined as an antique firearm.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Reassigned to Committee on Public Policy
Last Action Date: January 6, 2026
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Garrett Bascom (R); Ben Smaltz (R); Ethan Manning (R); Ethan Lawson (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 6, 2026 | Reassigned to Committee on Public Policy |
| House | Jan 5, 2026 | Coauthored by Representatives Smaltz, Manning, Lawson |
| House | Jan 5, 2026 | Authored by Representative Bascom |
| House | Jan 5, 2026 | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
