Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1132
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal and juvenile law matters.
Description: Criminal and juvenile law matters. Provides that the alteration or obliteration of certain markings on a firearm is a Level 5 felony. Provides that the possession of a firearm with altered or obliterated markings is a Level 5 felony. Requires a defendant to serve the sum of all executed time imposed under consecutive sentences before serving any suspended part imposed under consecutive sentences. Prohibits a person who has, after June 30, 2020, been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act while armed with a firearm that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult (serious delinquent) from possessing a firearm unless the person is at least: (1) 26 years of age, in the case of less serious acts; or (2) 28 years of age, in the case of more serious acts. Makes possession of a firearm by a serious delinquent a Level 6 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 5 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Requires a juvenile court to transmit certain findings to the office of judicial administration for transmission to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) upon a finding of delinquency for an act that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult. Allows a court to consider the certain factors when evaluating a petition to expunge certain juvenile adjudications. Beginning January 1, 2021: (1) requires the office of judicial administration to collect and publish certain statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms; and (2) requires a court to provide certain information to the office of judicial administration after issuing a finding concerning a person's dangerousness. Provides that a person who knowingly makes a false report that another person is dangerous commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. Makes a technical correction and conforming amendments.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate advisors appointed: Young M, Randolph Lonnie M and Houchin
Last Action Date: March 5, 2020
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Gregory Steuerwald (R); Wendy McNamara (R); Ryan Hatfield (D); Aaron Freeman (R); Michael Young (R); Erin Houchin (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (6 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | Motion to dissent filed |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2020 | Senate advisors appointed: Young M, Randolph Lonnie M and Houchin |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2020 | Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Tallian |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | House advisors appointed: McNamara, Young J, Beck and Pierce |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | House conferees appointed: Steuerwald and Hatfield |
| House | Mar 5, 2020 | House dissented from Senate amendments |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2020 | Returned to the House with amendments |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2020 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 290: yeas 50, nays 0 |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2020 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2020 | Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2020 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2020 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
| House | Jan 29, 2020 | Referred to the Senate |
| House | Jan 28, 2020 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 96, nays 2 |
| House | Jan 28, 2020 | Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman, Young M, Houchin |
| House | Jan 27, 2020 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| House | Jan 23, 2020 | Representatives McNamara and Hatfield added as coauthors |
| House | Jan 23, 2020 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | Authored by Representative Steuerwald |
| House | Jan 8, 2020 | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 2, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 2, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 27, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 27, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 23, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 23, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 8, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House - Committee Vote | 01/22/2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House - Third reading | 01/28/2020 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate - Committee Vote | 02/25/2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate - Third reading | 03/3/2020 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
