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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0069

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Legislation Overview

Title: Possession of firearms on school property.

Description: Possession of firearms on school property. Exempts certain retired law enforcement officers described in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) from the prohibition against carrying a firearm on school property. Makes conforming amendments.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Representatives VanNatter and Cook added as cosponsors

Last Action Date: February 13, 2020

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'.

16 sponsors: Jack Sandlin (R); Eric Koch (R); Michael Young (R); Jon Ford (R); Aaron Freeman (R); James Buck (R); Linda Rogers (R); Mike Bohacek (R); Eric Bassler (R); Dennis Kruse (R); Rick Niemeyer (R); Erin Houchin (R); Susan Glick (R); Mike Speedy (R); Heath VanNatter (R); Anthony Cook (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 32% (16 of 50)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 13, 2020 Representatives VanNatter and Cook added as cosponsors
House Feb 4, 2020 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Senate Jan 15, 2020 Referred to the House
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 15: yeas 42, nays 7
Senate Jan 14, 2020 House sponsor: Representative Speedy
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senator Bassler added as coauthor
Senate Jan 14, 2020 Senators Kruse, Niemeyer, Houchin, Glick added as coauthors
Senate Jan 13, 2020 Senator Young M added as third author
Senate Jan 13, 2020 Senators Ford Jon, Freeman, Buck, Rogers, Bohacek added as coauthors
Senate Jan 13, 2020 Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate Jan 9, 2020 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate Jan 9, 2020 Senator Koch added as second author
Senate Jan 6, 2020 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Jan 6, 2020 Authored by Senator Sandlin
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Jan 9, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 23, 2019 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
01/8/2020 10 1 0 0 Yes
  • Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea
  • Buck, James (R) Yea
  • Ford, Jon (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Glick, Susan (R) Yea
  • Koch, Eric (R) Yea
  • Lanane, Timothy (D) Nay
  • Randolph, Lonnie (D) Yea
  • Rogers, Linda (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Greg (D) Yea
  • Young, R. Michael (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/14/2020 42 7 0 1 Yes
  • Alting, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Bassler, Eric (R) Yea
  • Becker, Vaneta (R) Yea
  • Bohacek, Mike (R) Yea
  • Boots, Philip (R) Yea
  • Bray, Rodric (R) Yea
  • Breaux, Jean (D) Nay
  • Brown, Elizabeth (R) Yea
  • Buchanan, Brian (R) Yea
  • Buck, James (R) Yea
  • Busch, Justin (R) Yea
  • Charbonneau, Ed (R) Yea
  • Crane, John (R) Yea
  • Crider, Michael (R) Yea
  • Doriot, Blake (R) Yea
  • Ford, J.D. (D) Nay
  • Ford, Jon (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Garten, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gaskill, Mike (R) Yea
  • Glick, Susan (R) Yea
  • Grooms, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Holdman, Travis (R) Yea
  • Houchin, Erin (R) Yea
  • Koch, Eric (R) Yea
  • Kruse, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Lanane, Timothy (D) Nay
  • Leising, Jean (R) Yea
  • Melton, Eddie (D) Nay
  • Merritt, James (R) Yea
  • Messmer, Mark (R) Yea
  • Mishler, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Mrvan, Frank (D) Yea
  • Niemeyer, Rick (R) Yea
  • Niezgodski, David (D) Yea
  • Perfect, Clyde (R) Yea
  • Raatz, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Randolph, Lonnie (D) Nay
  • Rogers, Linda (R) Yea
  • Ruckelshaus, John (R) Yea
  • Sandlin, Jack (R) Yea
  • Spartz, Victoria (R) Yea
  • Stoops, Mark (D) Absent
  • Tallian, Karen (D) Nay
  • Taylor, Greg (D) Nay
  • Tomes, James (R) Yea
  • Walker, Greg (R) Yea
  • Young, R. Michael (R) Yea
  • Zay, Andy (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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