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Bill
Firearms matters.
Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun" and specifies the penalties for committing this crime. Allows particular individuals who do not meet the requirements to receive a handgun license and are not otherwise prohibited to carry a handgun in limited places. Allows a resident of Indiana to obtain in certain circumstances a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes theft of a firearm a Level 5 felony. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments and repeals obsolete provisions.
us/states/in
Indiana General Assembly
2022
HB 1296
Indiana HB 1296 (2022)
CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Weapons
WEAPONS
enacted
Andy Zay
Ben Smaltz
Jon Ford
4
37
1
2022-01-10
2022-03-21
openstates
ocd-bill/b26ee9ea-3860-4af0-b4c9-417655cb84ed
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1296
7d315727354ffc9f7ddf8a2119eac0879c9071d23e1be22cd7f5706e3d5f2268
2026-07-01
https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump
2026-07-06
reported
Indiana HB 1296 (2022) — Firearms matters.
Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun" and specifies the penalties for committing this crime. Allows particular individuals who do not meet the requirements to receive a handgun license and are not otherwise prohibited to carry a handgun in limited places. Allows a resident of Indiana to obtain in certain circumstances a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes theft of a firearm a Level 5 felony. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments and repeals obsolete provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
HB 1296 - Ford Jon - 3rd Reading — 47– 1 (pass) · upper
Andy Zay — primary (person)
Ben Smaltz — primary (person)
Jon Ford — primary (person)
Alan Morrison — coauthor (person)
Ann Vermilion — coauthor (person)
Anthony Cook — coauthor (person)
Beau Baird — coauthor (person)
Brad Barrett — coauthor (person)
Bruce Borders — coauthor (person)
Chris Jeter — coauthor (person)
Chris Judy — coauthor (person)
Chris May — coauthor (person)
Chuck Goodrich — coauthor (person)
Cindy Ledbetter — coauthor (person)
Craig Snow — coauthor (person)
Dale DeVon — coauthor (person)
Daniel Leonard — coauthor (person)
Dave Heine — coauthor (person)
David Abbott — coauthor (person)
Don Lehe — coauthor (person)
Doug Gutwein — coauthor (person)
Doug Miller — coauthor (person)
Ethan Manning — coauthor (person)
Gregory Steuerwald — coauthor (person)
Heath VanNatter — coauthor (person)
J. Davisson — coauthor (person)
J.D. Prescott — coauthor (person)
Jack Jordan — coauthor (person)
Jake Teshka — coauthor (person)
Jeff Ellington — coauthor (person)
Jeffrey Thompson — coauthor (person)
Jim Lucas — coauthor (person)
Joanna King — coauthor (person)
John Young — coauthor (person)
Karen Engleman — coauthor (person)
Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
Martin Carbaugh — coauthor (person)
Matt Hostettler — coauthor (person)
Matt Lehman — coauthor (person)
Michelle Davis — coauthor (person)
Peggy Mayfield — coauthor (person)
Randall Frye — coauthor (person)
Robert Behning — coauthor (person)
Robert Cherry — coauthor (person)
Robert Heaton — coauthor (person)
Robert Morris — coauthor (person)
Ryan Lauer — coauthor (person)
Sean Eberhart — coauthor (person)
Shane Lindauer — coauthor (person)
Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)
Timothy Wesco — coauthor (person)
Todd Huston — coauthor (person)
Zach Payne — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-01-10 Authored by Representative Carbaugh
2022-01-10 First reading: referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance reading-1, referral-committee
2022-01-24 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
2022-01-26 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
2022-01-31 Senate sponsor: Senator Ford Jon
2022-01-31 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 91, nays 0 passage, reading-3
2022-02-01 Referred to the Senate
2022-02-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions reading-1, referral-committee
2022-02-17 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
2022-02-24 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
2022-02-28 Senator Zay added as second sponsor
2022-02-28 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2022-03-01 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 304: yeas 47, nays 1 passage, reading-3
2022-03-02 Returned to the House with amendments amendment-failure
2022-03-03 Motion to dissent filed
2022-03-03 House dissented from Senate amendments amendment-failure
2022-03-03 House conferees appointed: Carbaugh and Austin
2022-03-03 House advisors appointed: Lehman and Campbell
2022-03-03 Senate conferees appointed: Ford Jon and Griffin
2022-03-03 Senate advisors appointed: Walker K and Randolph Lonnie M
2022-03-08 Representative Austin removed as conferee
2022-03-08 Representative Smaltz added as conferee
2022-03-08 Representative Carbaugh removed as author
2022-03-08 Representative Smaltz added as author
2022-03-08 Senators Ford Jon and Griffin removed as conferees
2022-03-08 Senators Koch and Tomes added as conferees
2022-03-08 CCR # 1 filed in the House
2022-03-08 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2022-03-08 Rule 105.2 suspended
2022-03-08 Representatives Abbott D, Baird, Barrett, Bartels, Behning, Borders, Carbaugh, Cherry, Cook, Davis M, Davisson J., DeVon, Eberhart, Ellington, Engleman, Frye, Goodrich, Gutwein, Heaton, Heine, Hostettler, Huston, Jeter C, Jordan, Judy, King J, Lauer, Ledbetter C, Lehe, Lehman, Leonard, Lindauer, Lucas, Manning, May, Mayfield, Miller, Morris, Morrison, Payne Z, Prescott, Snow C, Steuerwald, Teshka J, Thompson, VanNatter, Vermilion A, Wesco, Young J added as coauthors
2022-03-08 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 382: yeas 69, nays 30
2022-03-08 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 364: yeas 30, nays 20
2022-03-09 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2022-03-09 Signed by the Speaker
2022-03-15 Signed by the President of the Senate
2022-03-21 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
2022-03-21 Public Law 175
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01 ; origin ocd-bill/b26ee9ea-3860-4af0-b4c9-417655cb84ed. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).