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Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0226

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Legislation Overview

Title: Correctional officers and possession of handguns. Allows an employee of a penal facility: (1) who is a correctional officer; and (2) whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained in the penal facility; to possess not more than one handgun in the correctional officer's vehicle while the vehicle is on the property of the penal facility.

Description: Correctional officers and possession of handguns. Allows an employee of a penal facility: (1) who is a correctional officer; and (2) whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained in the penal facility; to possess not more than one handgun in the correctional officer's vehicle while the vehicle is on the property of the penal facility.

Session: 2016 Regular Session

Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

Last Action Date: February 8, 2016

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Doug Eckerty; James Tomes; Kevin Mahan;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (3 of 50)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 8, 2016 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Senate Feb 3, 2016 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 45, nays 4
Senate Feb 3, 2016 Referred to the House
Senate Feb 3, 2016 Representative Mahan added as sponsor
Senate Feb 2, 2016 Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate Jan 28, 2016 Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate Jan 11, 2016 Senator Tomes added as second author
Senate Jan 7, 2016 Authored by Senator Eckerty
Senate Jan 7, 2016 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Jan 28, 2016 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 28, 2016 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 7, 2016 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

Senate - Committee Vote

Senate - Third reading

Link: link to state bill page

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