Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0143
Legislation Overview
Title: Self-defense.
Description: Self-defense. Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of self-defense and arrest statutes.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Last Action Date: February 7, 2022
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Blake Doriot (R); Michael Young (R); Scott Baldwin (R); Chris Garten (R); Eric Koch (R); Mike Bohacek (R); Aaron Freeman (R); Jack Sandlin (R); Justin Busch (R); John Crane (R); James Tomes (R); Ben Smaltz (R); Jim Lucas (R); Jake Teshka (R); Steve Bartels (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 30% (15 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2022 | First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2022 | Referred to the House |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | Senator Crane added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | Senator Busch added as coauthor |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | Cosponsors: Representatives Lucas, Teshka J, Bartels |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 40, nays 9 |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | House sponsor: Representative Smaltz |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | Senator Tomes added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2022 | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2022 | Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 98: yeas 10, nays 38 |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2022 | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2022 | Senators Koch, Bohacek, Freeman, Sandlin added as coauthors |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2022 | Senator Garten added as coauthor |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2022 | Senator Baldwin added as third author |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2022 | Senator Garten removed as third author |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2022 | Senator Baldwin removed as author |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2022 | Senator Doriot added as author |
| Senate | Jan 4, 2022 | Authored by Senators Baldwin, Young M, Garten |
| Senate | Jan 4, 2022 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Jan 27, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 27, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 30, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Amendment #1 (Filed) | Senate Amendment #1 (Filed) | Jan 31, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate - Committee Vote | 01/25/2022 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate - Amendment #1 (Pol) failed | 01/31/2022 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | No |
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| Senate - Third reading | 02/1/2022 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
