Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation HB1297
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm ownership and medical records. Prohibits a practitioner or medical records custodian from disclosing certain information relating to a patient's ownership of a firearm. Prohibits a political subdivision or the board regulating a practitioner from requiring the practitioner to: (1) inquire whether a patient owns a firearm; (2) document in a patient's medical record whether the patient owns a firearm; or (3) notify any governmental entity of the patient's identification solely on the basis of the patient's ownership of a firearm.
Description: Firearm ownership and medical records. Prohibits a practitioner or medical records custodian from disclosing certain information relating to a patient's ownership of a firearm. Prohibits a political subdivision or the board regulating a practitioner from requiring the practitioner to: (1) inquire whether a patient owns a firearm; (2) document in a patient's medical record whether the patient owns a firearm; or (3) notify any governmental entity of the patient's identification solely on the basis of the patient's ownership of a firearm.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
Last Action Date: January 12, 2016
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Christopher Judy; Jim Lucas; Heath VanNatter; Robert Morris;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Authored by Representative Judy |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | Coauthored by Representatives Lucas, VanNatter and Morris |
| House | Jan 12, 2016 | First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 12, 2016 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
