Indiana House Bill 1253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 16 2019 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-18 - Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Stoops
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Specialized weapons and other training. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the specialized weapons training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide proof of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete eight hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may use grant money received from the Indiana safe schools fund to pay for part or all of specialized weapons training for employees of the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school who are required to successfully complete or who request to attend the specialized weapons training. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires, that for a person or entity to provide specialized weapons training to certain employees and other staff members of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the person or entity apply and receive approval from the secured school safety board. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee consents, in writing, to the use of projectiles during the training or drill. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve a training or a drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building. Establishes requirements concerning the barricading or blocking of a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency.

Specialized weapons and other training. Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the specialized weapons training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide proof of completion to the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete eight hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may use grant money received from the Indiana safe schools fund to pay for part or all of specialized weapons training for employees of the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school who are required to successfully complete or who request to attend the specialized weapons training. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires, that for a person or entity to provide specialized weapons training to certain employees and other staff members of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the person or entity apply and receive approval from the secured school safety board. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee consents, in writing, to the use of projectiles during the training or drill. Provides that a public school or an accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve a training or a drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building. Establishes requirements concerning the barricading or blocking of a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency.

Rep. Jim Lucas [R]	Rep. Christopher Judy [R]	Rep. Christy Stutzman [R]	Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]
Sen. Travis Holdman [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]	Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]
Sen. John Crane [R]

2019-04-16 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 32 N: 14 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-15 - Senate - Senate - Amendment #2 (Melton) failed (Y: 12 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2019-04-10 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - Third reading (Y: 72 N: 25 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - House - Amendment #14 (Chyung) failed (Y: 27 N: 62 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2019-02-14 - House - Amendment #4 (Forestal) failed (Y: 28 N: 63 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2019-02-14 - House - Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 31 N: 57 NV: 9 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2019-02-11 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Stoops
2019-04-18	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Holdman and Melton
2019-04-18	House	House advisors appointed: Judy, Smaltz, Stutzman, Pfaff and Pierce
2019-04-18	House	House conferees appointed: Lucas and DeLaney
2019-04-18	House	House dissented from Senate amendments
2019-04-18	House	Motion to dissent filed
2019-04-16	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2019-04-16	Senate	Senator Crane added as cosponsor
2019-04-16	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 483: yeas 32, nays 14
2019-04-15	Senate	Amendment #2 (Melton) failed; Roll Call 465: yeas 12, nays 37
2019-04-15	Senate	Amendment #1 (Melton) failed; voice vote
2019-04-15	Senate	Amendment #3 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
2019-04-15	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-04-11	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-04-04	Senate	Senator Kruse added as cosponsor
2019-03-04	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2019-02-19	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-18	House	Representative Smaltz added as coauthor
2019-02-18	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Tomes and Raatz
2019-02-18	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 206: yeas 72, nays 25
2019-02-14	House	Amendment #14 (Chyung) failed; Roll Call 176: yeas 27, nays 62
2019-02-14	House	Amendment #4 (Forestal) failed; Roll Call 175: yeas 28, nays 63
2019-02-14	House	Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 174: yeas 31, nays 57
2019-02-14	House	Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-14	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-02-11	House	Representatives Judy and Stutzman added as coauthors
2019-02-11	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2019-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Lucas

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1253/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/7/8/5e78b77c/HB1253.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/4/6/3/a4634a0c/HB1253.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/7/0/b/670b9420/HB1253.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/1/5/3/5153a79f/HB1253.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/f/6/f/df6f8327/HB1253.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/6/6/e/166eab8e/HB1253.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/9/7/e/597e75fa/HB1253.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/6/a/2/36a2a2cd/HB1253.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/0/e/2a0e5ff9/HB1253.05.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/0/0/d1009b30/HB1253.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/6/a/3/a6a31e55/HB1253.174.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/4/1/c/d41c44a6/HB1253.175.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/6/e/6/26e6a58e/HB1253.176.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/b/3/41b33531/HB1253.206.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/9/b/7/29b7b565/HB1253.03.ENGH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/2/5/e725b9c3/HB1253.465.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/3/a/a/23aae085/HB1253.483.pdf