Roll Call: IN HB1284 | 2019 | Regular Session
For additional roll call votes on Indiana HB1284 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: Self-defense, defense of others, and firearms matters. Designates the following as voter registration offices: (1) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police. (2) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county. (3) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency. Provides immunity for a justified use of force in certain instances. Requires a court to award, in certain instances, reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a defendant when the justified use of force immunity is successfully raised. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Modifies the fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Makes conforming amendments.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-26 - Public Law 107 [HB1284 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Bill Title: Self-defense, defense of others, and firearms matters. Designates the following as voter registration offices: (1) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police. (2) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county. (3) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency. Provides immunity for a justified use of force in certain instances. Requires a court to award, in certain instances, reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a defendant when the justified use of force immunity is successfully raised. Permits a person who may legally possess a firearm to possess a firearm on school property if the person possesses the firearm: (1) as an employee or volunteer of a house of worship located on the school property; or (2) while attending a worship service or religious ceremony conducted at a house of worship. Increases the duration of a four year handgun license to five years. Provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five year license and a lifetime license. Requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to consult available local, state, and federal criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), when determining whether possession of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law. Modifies the fees for five year licenses beginning July 1, 2020. Makes conforming amendments.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-26 - Public Law 107 [HB1284 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Vote: House - Committee Vote
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Nay | 2 | 2 | - |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Result: Passed
| Name | Yea | Nay | NV | Absent | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Bauer, B. Patrick [D] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Burton, Charles "Woody" [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Cook, Anthony [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. DeLaney, Edward O. [D] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Dvorak, Ryan Michael [D] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Engleman, Karen [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Hatfield, Ryan [D] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Leonard, Daniel "Dan" J. [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. May, Chris D. [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. McNamara, Wendy "Mac" [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Steuerwald, Gregory E. [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Torr, Gerald "Jerry" R. [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Rep. Young, John T. [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
