Indiana House Bill 1430 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Criminal enhancements for using firearms in crimes. Permits a court to impose: (1) an additional fixed term of five to 20 years if a person uses a firearm in the commission of a felony; (2) an additional fixed term of up to 20 years if a person possesses a firearm while committing any offense; and (3) a subsequent additional fixed term of five years if the firearm is stolen. Specifies that a court may not impose two sentencing enhancements for possessing and using a firearm, but that the court may impose an additional enhancement if the firearm is stolen. Provides

Criminal enhancements for using firearms in crimes. Permits a court to impose: (1) an additional fixed term of five to 20 years if a person uses a firearm in the commission of a felony; (2) an additional fixed term of up to 20 years if a person possesses a firearm while committing any offense; and (3) a subsequent additional fixed term of five years if the firearm is stolen. Specifies that a court may not impose two sentencing enhancements for possessing and using a firearm, but that the court may impose an additional enhancement if the firearm is stolen. Provides

Rep. Jim Lucas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-14	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2015-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Lucas

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1430/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/b/c/2/0bc219be/HB1430.01.INTR.pdf