Indiana House Bill 1369 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 25-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-01 - Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Firearms matters. Effective March 30, 2022: (1) Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana; (2) Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana; (3) Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun; (4) Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun"; (5) Provides that a prohibited person who knowingly or intentionally carries a handgun commits a Class A misdemeanor; (6) Specifies that the unlawful carrying of a handgun is a Level 5 felony if a person: (A) is less than 23 years of age; and (B) has an adjudication as a delinquent child for an act described by IC 35-47-4-5 (unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon); (7) Allows a resident of Indiana who wishes to carry a firearm in another state under a reciprocity agreement entered into by Indiana and the other state to obtain from the superintendent of the state police department a reciprocity license; (8) Requires law enforcement agencies to make use of certain data bases when issuing reciprocity licenses; (9) Specifies the following fees for reciprocity licenses: (A) $0 for five year reciprocity licenses, and (B) $75 for lifetime reciprocity licenses; (10) Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally exerts unauthorized control over a firearm of another person with the intent to deprive the person of any part of its value or use commits theft, a Level 5 felony; and (11) Allows for the imposition of an additional fixed term of imprisonment when a person knowingly or intentionally: (A) points; or (B) discharges; a firearm at someone the person knew, or reasonably should have known, was a first responder. Effective July 1, 2021: (1) Provides that the following must develop a process that allows law enforcement officers the ability to quickly access information about whether a person is a prohibited person who may not knowingly or intentionally carry a handgun: (A) The state police department; (B) The bureau of motor vehicles; (C) Local law enforcement agencies; and (D) Any other state entity with access to information related to persons who may not knowingly or intentionally carry a handgun; (2) Provides that the information made available to law enforcement officers must meet all state and federal statutory, constitutional, and regulatory requirements; and (3) Allows state entities to enter into a memorandum of understanding to ensure that all legal requirements are met. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments.

Firearms matters.

Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]	Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]	Rep. Timothy Wesco [R]	Rep. Jim Lucas [R]
Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Mark Messmer [R]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Sen. Aaron Freeman [R]
Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. James Buck [R]	Sen. John Crane [R]
Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Jean Leising [R]	Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]	Sen. Susan Glick [R]
Sen. Michael Young [R]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Philip Boots [R]	Sen. Andy Zay [R]
Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]	Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]	Sen. Scott Baldwin [R]
Sen. Linda Rogers [R]

2021-02-22 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 65 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - House - House - Amendment #4 () failed (Y: 2 N: 92 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2021-02-18 - House - House - Amendment #5 () failed (Y: 11 N: 82 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2021-02-16 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-01	Senate	Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
2021-04-01	Senate	Senators Niemeyer, Donato, Baldwin added as cosponsors
2021-04-01	Senate	Senator Kruse added as cosponsor
2021-04-01	Senate	Senators Ford Jon, Boots, Zay added as cosponsors
2021-03-30	Senate	Senator Young M added as cosponsor
2021-03-30	Senate	Senator Glick added as cosponsor
2021-03-30	Senate	Senators Doriot, Leising, Gaskill added as cosponsors
2021-03-30	Senate	Senator Crane added as cosponsor
2021-03-30	Senate	Senator Buck added as cosponsor
2021-03-11	Senate	Senator Tomes added as cosponsor
2021-03-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-23	House	Referred to the Senate
2021-02-22	House	Cosponsors: Senators Freeman and Garten
2021-02-22	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Houchin, Messmer, Koch
2021-02-22	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 217: yeas 65, nays 31
2021-02-18	House	Amendment #7 (Jacob) failed; voice vote
2021-02-18	House	Amendment #4 (Jacob) failed; Roll Call 200: yeas 2, nays 92
2021-02-18	House	Amendment #5 (Jacob) failed; Roll Call 199: yeas 11, nays 82
2021-02-18	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-16	House	Representative Lucas added as coauthor
2021-02-16	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2021-02-15	House	Referred to the Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2021-02-15	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2021-01-14	House	Coauthored by Representatives Lehman and Wesco
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Smaltz

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1369/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/b/c/a/cbca24d4/HB1369.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/c/d/d/bcddda24/HB1369.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/d/7/5/5d755703/HB1369.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/e/4/0/fe408bb4/HB1369.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/4/2/d/942deff2/HB1369.03.COMH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/e/0/9/4e09e86d/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/9/b/6/b9b67381/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH002.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/c/1/2/cc12d8ff/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH003.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/9/5/2/3952c0d1/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH004.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/e/a/7eea3bf9/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH005.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/f/7/4/2f74083d/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH006.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/9/a/b09a1906/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH007.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/a/1/2/ca129466/HB1369.03.COMH.AMH008.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/d/8/41d8342d/HB1369.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/4/6/5/1465b797/HB1369.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/d/3/e/2d3e52bb/HB1369.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/6/d/e/56dea650/HB1369.02.COMH.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/2/a/4/f2a42dac/HB1369.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/7/d/f/67df6981/HB1369.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/4/e/9/a4e91ac2/HB1369.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/1/a/f/71af603e/HB1369.03.COMH.FN004.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/9/1/9/1919341d/HB1369.01.INTR.04.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/6/8/a/668a71ed/HB1369.02.COMH.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/1/8/8/61889e65/HB1369.199_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/0/0/f/d00fedca/HB1369.200_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/1/4/7/71476660/HB1369.217_H.pdf