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Passed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1250

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Legislation Overview

Title: Handgun licenses and law enforcement officers. Provides that police officers, sheriffs or their deputies, and law enforcement officers of the United States government who have 20 or more years of service are entitled to a lifetime license to carry a handgun in Indiana. (Current law states police officers, sheriffs or their deputies, and law enforcement officers of the United States government must have been honorably retired by a lawfully created pension board or its equivalent after 20 or more years of service to be entitled to a lifetime license to carry a handgun.) Provides that these individuals are exempt from

Description: Handgun licenses and law enforcement officers. Provides that police officers, sheriffs or their deputies, and law enforcement officers of the United States government who have 20 or more years of service are entitled to a lifetime license to carry a handgun in Indiana. (Current law states police officers, sheriffs or their deputies, and law enforcement officers of the United States government must have been honorably retired by a lawfully created pension board or its equivalent after 20 or more years of service to be entitled to a lifetime license to carry a handgun.) Provides that these individuals are exempt from

Session: 2017 Regular Session

Last Action: Public Law 17

Last Action Date: March 29, 2017

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: Terry Goodin (D); Sean Eberhart (R); Charles Moseley (D); Matthew Lehman (R); Ronald Grooms (R); Aaron Freeman (R); Lonnie Randolph (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (7 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 29, 2017 Signed by the Governor
House Mar 29, 2017 Public Law 17
Senate Mar 27, 2017 Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Mar 21, 2017 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
House Mar 21, 2017 Signed by the Speaker
Senate Mar 15, 2017 Returned to the House without amendments
Senate Mar 14, 2017 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 47, nays 1
Senate Mar 13, 2017 Senator Freeman added as second sponsor
Senate Mar 13, 2017 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Senate Mar 13, 2017 Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate Mar 9, 2017 Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate Feb 23, 2017 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Feb 21, 2017 Referred to the Senate
House Feb 20, 2017 Senate sponsor: Senator Grooms
House Feb 20, 2017 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 150: yeas 90, nays 7
House Feb 16, 2017 Second reading: ordered engrossed
House Feb 9, 2017 Representative Lehman added as coauthor
House Feb 7, 2017 Committee report: do pass, adopted
House Feb 6, 2017 Representatives Eberhart and Moseley added as coauthors
House Jan 10, 2017 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
House Jan 10, 2017 Authored by Representative Goodin
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Mar 15, 2017 state link bill text
Amended Mar 15, 2017 state link bill text
Amended Mar 9, 2017 state link bill text
Amended Mar 9, 2017 state link bill text
Amended Feb 7, 2017 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 7, 2017 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2017 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

House - Committee Vote

House - Third reading

Senate - Committee Vote

Senate - Third reading

Link: link to state bill page

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