Indiana Senate Bill 311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Use of force and self defense. Prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer (officer) from firing warning shots. Allows a guard, official, or officer in a state or local penal facility to fire warning shots to prevent the escape of a person. Prohibits a law enforcement agency or merit board from taking an adverse employment action against a law enforcement officer who lawfully exercises the officer's right of self defense, and requires a law enforcement agency to indemnify a law enforcement officer for reasonable expenses incurred by the officer in successfully contesting an adverse employment action.

Use of force and self defense.

Sen. Scott Baldwin [R]	Sen. Jack Sandlin [R]	Sen. Chris Garten [R]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]
Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Linda Rogers [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Rep. Steve Bartels [R]

2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 40 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-04	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2021-02-24	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-23	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Bartels
2021-02-23	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 188: yeas 40, nays 8
2021-02-22	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2021-02-22	Senate	Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
2021-02-22	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2021-01-11	Senate	Coauthored by Senators Koch, Doriot, Rogers
2021-01-11	Senate	Authored by Senators Baldwin, Sandlin, Garten

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/311/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/d/3/b/8d3b8e3f/SB0311.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/6/e/d/56ed1cf0/SB0311.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/6/f/d/96fd4f25/SB0311.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/7/2/8/d728f524/SB0311.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/c/3/4/ac34f576/SB0311.03.ENGS.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/5/b/4/e5b48e9e/SB0311.02.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/0/7/f/007fd998/SB0311.02.COMS.AMS002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/6/6/7/6667103c/SB0311.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/f/d/3/7fd3114b/SB0311.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/6/f/d/a6fdb2a1/SB0311.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/2/f/9/e2f9f564/SB0311.03.ENGS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/7/3/d/173df3ad/SB0311.03.ENGS.FN002.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/9/d/b39de8a5/SB0311.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/b/2/8/5b286d4e/SB0311.188_S.pdf