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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)
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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.

  1. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  2. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HB 1296 - Ford Jon - 3rd Reading — 471 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • 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).