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type: "Bill"
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title: "Shooting ranges."
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description: "Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as: (1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or (2) a basis to deny, delay, or condition approval of any permit that is otherwise required under applicable building codes or safety regulations. Provides that if an area is zoned for commercial use, a retail sporting goods store is a permitted use on each lot or parcel. Provides that if a property is zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural use, an indoor shooting range is permitted on any lot or parcel if certain conditions are satisfied."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 176"
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citation: "Indiana SB 176 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; Charitable Organizations and Nonprofits", "CITIES AND TOWNS; Generally", "COUNTY GOVERNMENT", "FIREARMS AND WEAPONS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Generally", "ZONING AND PLANNING"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Smaltz", "James Buck", "James Tomes", "Michael Young"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a47616b4-5c09-412f-9d90-ef0ce59fa593"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0176"
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source_hash: "b5d25a8a26c9dea0051bb513b8ccac8aaf42b215397d1cb2361c8c25a726d4ab"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 176 (2026) — Shooting ranges.
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Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as: (1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or (2) a basis to deny, delay, or condition approval of any permit that is otherwise required under applicable building codes or safety regulations. Provides that if an area is zoned for commercial use, a retail sporting goods store is a permitted use on each lot or parcel. Provides that if a property is zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural use, an indoor shooting range is permitted on any lot or parcel if certain conditions are satisfied.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0176/SB0176.04.ENRH.pdf)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0176/SB0176.01.INTR.pdf)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0176/SB0176.02.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0176/SB0176.03.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 176 - Smaltz - 3rd Reading — **65–25** (pass) · lower
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- SB 176 - Tomes - 3rd Reading — **38–6** (pass) · upper
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- SB 176 - Tomes — **42–8** (pass) · upper
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- SB 176 - Smaltz — **67–25** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Smaltz — primary (person)
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- James Buck — primary (person)
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- James Tomes — primary (person)
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- Michael Young — primary (person)
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- Aaron Freeman — coauthor (person)
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- Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
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- Eric Koch — coauthor (person)
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- Gary Byrne — coauthor (person)
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- Jim Lucas — cosponsor (person)
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- Jim Pressel — cosponsor (person)
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- Liz Brown — coauthor (person)
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- Matt Commons — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Crider — coauthor (person)
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- Mike Bohacek — coauthor (person)
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- Randy Maxwell — coauthor (person)
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- Tyler Johnson — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Authored by Senator Tomes
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- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-26** Senator Young M added as third author
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- **2026-01-26** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 75: yeas 38, nays 6 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-26** Senator Buck added as second author
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- **2026-01-26** House sponsor: Representative Smaltz
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- **2026-01-26** Senators Crider, Maxwell, Byrne, Johnson T, Bohacek added as coauthors
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- **2026-01-26** Senator Brown L added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-26** Senator Doriot added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-27** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2026-01-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-02** Representative Pressel added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-02** Representatives Commons, Lucas added as cosponsors
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- **2026-02-10** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 252: yeas 65, nays 25 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-17** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-17** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-17** Concurrence withdrawn `withdrawal`
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- **2026-02-17** Senate dissented from House amendments
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- **2026-02-18** House conferees appointed: Smaltz, Johnson B
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- **2026-02-18** House advisors appointed: Commons, Lucas, Smith V
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- **2026-02-19** Senate conferees appointed: Tomes, Taylor G
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- **2026-02-19** Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Buck
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- **2026-02-24** Representative Johnson B removed as conferee
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- **2026-02-24** Representative Commons removed as advisor
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- **2026-02-24** Representative Commons added as conferee
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- **2026-02-25** Senator Garten added as conferee
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- **2026-02-25** Senator Doriot added as conferee
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- **2026-02-25** Senator Koch added as coauthor
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- **2026-02-25** Senator Taylor G removed as conferee
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- **2026-02-25** Senator Doriot removed as conferee
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- **2026-02-26** Senator Freeman added as coauthor
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- **2026-02-26** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
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- **2026-02-26** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 309: yeas 42, nays 8
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 403: yeas 67, nays 25
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- **2026-03-05** Public Law 117 `became-law`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a47616b4-5c09-412f-9d90-ef0ce59fa593`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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