Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0016
Legislation Overview
Title: Juvenile delinquents and firearms.
Description: Juvenile delinquents and firearms. Prohibits a person who has 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.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Last Action Date: February 4, 2020
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Mike Bohacek (R); Michael Young (R); Ronnie Alting (R); Lonnie Randolph (D); David Niezgodski (D); John Ruckelshaus (R); J.D. Ford (D); Jim Pressel (R); Sharon Negele (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (9 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 4, 2020 | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2020 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | House sponsor: Representative Pressel |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 11: yeas 43, nays 6 |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Cosponsor: Representative Negele |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Senator Alting removed as second author |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Senator Ruckelshaus removed as third author |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Senator Young M added as second author |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Senator Alting added as third author |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2020 | Senators Ruckelshaus and Ford J.D. added as coauthors |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Senator Randolph added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2020 | Senator Alting added as second author |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2020 | Senator Ruckelshaus added as third author |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2020 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2020 | Authored by Senator Bohacek |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2020 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Jan 13, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 13, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 9, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 9, 2020 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 23, 2019 | 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 |
| Senate - Committee Vote | 01/7/2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Floor - | 01/14/2020 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
