Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0177
Legislation Overview
Title: Return of firearm to rightful owner.
Description: Return of firearm to rightful owner. Provides that a person may not waive certain requirements concerning the return of a firearm to the rightful owner as part of a plea agreement. Specifies that any purported waiver is invalid and unenforceable as against public policy.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Last Action Date: January 5, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: James Tomes (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | Authored by Senator Tomes |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
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
