Current Bills And Petitions

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2025 Indiana Legislative Session – Unfortunately, key bills aimed at promoting public safety and responsible firearm policies did not advance this session. While these bills did not progress this session, we remain committed to advocating for policies that promote public safety and responsible gun laws. We appreciate your continued support and will provide updates on any further legislative developments.

Bills We Followed in the 2025 Indiana General Assembly

Senate Bill 27, Firearm buyback programs – Strongly Oppose

• Digest: Extends, to political subdivisions, the application of current restrictions on firearm buyback programs. Prohibits a firearm buyback program that does not meet certain requirements related to staffing, serial number searches, firearm disposal, and disclosure of identifying information.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Tomes
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 67, Secured school safety grants – Strongly Support

• Digest: Allows school corporations, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools to apply for a matching grant from the secured school fund to be used to provide funding for school employees to receive youth violence early intervention training or programming.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Jackson L
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 152, Possession of firearms – Strongly Support

• Digest: Prohibits a person from carrying a firearm in or near: (1) a chute; (2) polls; (3) certain areas where voters congregate or are likely to congregate; or (4) any room where ballots are being counted. Provides that the offense is a Class C misdemeanor. Enhances the offense to a: (1) Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for the offense; or (2) Level 6 felony if the firearm is pointed at another person. Specifies: (1) a defense; and (2) certain notice requirements. Prohibits other defenses. Defines particular terms. Makes conforming amendments. Changes the minimum age required to carry a handgun to 21 years of age.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 153, Privately made firearms – Strongly Support

• Digest: Defines a “privately made firearm” and other related terms. Makes it a Level 5 felony to possess a privately made firearm. Makes it a Level 5 felony to alter, obliterate, or remove certain marks of firearm identification or to possess a firearm on which those marks of identification have been altered, obliterated, or removed.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 190, Grants for violence intervention programs – Strongly Support

• Digest: Establishes the community violence intervention fund (fund) to provide grants to nonprofit organizations providing community violence intervention programs. Provides that the criminal justice institute shall enter into an agreement with the Indianapolis Foundation to administer grant applications and award grants. Makes an appropriation.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Jackson L
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 204, Right of lobbyist to carry handgun in capitol – Strongly Oppose

• Digest: Provides that a lobbyist who meets certain training, licensing, and eligibility requirements has the right to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the state capitol complex. Makes a technical correction.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Tomes
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 208, Mandatory notification of the presence of firearms – Strongly Support

• Digest: Requires a child care home, if there is a firearm on the premises, to disclose to a custodial parent or guardian certain details about how the firearm is being stored. Provides that the disclosure to a custodial parent or guardian does not prevent an individual from lawfully exercising the individual’s right to keep and bear arms.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Yoder
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 223, Compensation for victims of violent crime – Support

• Digest: Increases the compensation payable to victims of violent crimes: (1) for funeral, burial, or cremation expenses from $5,000 to $7,500; and (2) as an award to a claimant from $15,000 to $20,000.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Carrasco
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 247, Various firearms matters – Strongly Support

• Digest: Requires a person wishing to sell, trade, or transfer (transfer) a firearm to another person to transact the transfer through a dealer and provide the dealer with certain information. Specifies the background checks that a dealer must complete prior to the transaction. Permits a dealer to refuse to transact a firearm transfer. Requires a dealer to abort the transaction in other instances. Specifies requirements for a dealer who refuses to transact or aborts a firearm transfer. Makes a dealer immune from civil liability and damages in certain instances. Makes the offenses of firearm transfer fraud and the unlawful transfer of a firearm Level 6 felonies. Enhances both offenses in particular instances. Specifies exceptions and a defense. Requires a retail dealer to display a sign with language stating that failing to secure a firearm against unauthorized access poses a safety risk to children. Prohibits a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector from selling or delivering a: (1) firearm that is not a handgun to a person who is less than 21 years of age; or (2) semiautomatic assault weapon. Defines terms.
• S 01/09/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
• S 01/09/2025 Authored by Senator Hunley
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 248, Firearm storage – Strongly Support

• Digest: Provides that a person having the care of a dependent who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to secure a loaded firearm in the person’s residence or vehicle commits neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony, if the dependent uses the firearm to cause bodily injury or death to any person. Enhances the offense to a Level 5 felony in particular instances. Specifies exceptions and defenses. Specifies sign requirements for retail dealers. Defines terms and makes conforming amendments.
• S 01/09/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
• S 01/09/2025 Authored by Senators Hunley and Spencer
• State Bill Page

Senate Bill 470, Domestic violence – Strongly Support

• Digest: Requires inservice training about the seizure and retention of firearms owned by an allegedly dangerous individual. Specifies that the office of judicial administration shall report a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence in conviction data it transmits to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the NICS data base. Provides that a court may require a defendant who has at least one conviction for invasion of privacy and is charged with a crime of domestic violence to complete rehabilitative services. Requires a court to conduct an evidence based risk assessment for a defendant who has at least one conviction for invasion of privacy and is charged with a crime of domestic violence. Provides that a court shall require a person to wear a monitoring device as a condition of bail if the person is charged with a crime of domestic violence and has a prior unrelated conviction. Requires a court to order a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence to relinquish any firearms in the person’s possession. Requires that if the rightful owner of a firearm has been convicted of murder, a law enforcement agency shall destroy the firearm. Provides that a person who has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence and knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm commits a Class A misdemeanor. Provides the process for firearm confiscation. Adds a person convicted of two or more offenses under invasion of privacy to the definition of “dangerous” for purposes of the seizure and retention of a firearm. Adds that a violation of a civil protection order under the Indiana Civil Protection Order Act may be used to establish that an individual is dangerous for the purposes of the seizure and retention of a firearm.
• S 01/13/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• S 01/13/2025 Authored by Senator Qaddoura
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1039, Age verification for online ammunition sales – Strongly Support

• Digest: Prohibits the online sale of ammunition unless certain steps are taken to prevent the sale of ammunition to a minor. Makes a violation of the online ammunition sales requirements a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a: (1) Level 6 felony for a second or subsequent offense; and (2) Level 5 felony if the violation results in a minor obtaining ammunition.
• H 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Public Policy
• H 01/08/2025 Authored by Representative Bauer M
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1072, Domestic violence investigations – Support

• Digest: Requires law enforcement agencies to use a domestic violence risk assessment when responding to a domestic violence incident.
• H 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• H 01/08/2025 Authored by Representative Bauer M
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1170, Elimination of gun-free zones – Strongly Oppose

• Digest: Provides, with some exceptions, that beginning July 1, 2025, the state of Indiana may not regulate: (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; and (2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. Specifies that a certain provision of an ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, policy, or exercise of proprietary authority is void. Provides that a person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a firearm under federal or state law may carry or possess a firearm, without restriction, on certain property affiliated with the following state agencies beginning July 1, 2025: (1) The department of natural resources. (2) The state fair commission. (3) The department of administration. (4) The department of workforce development. Prohibits, with some exceptions, a state educational institution (institution) from regulating the possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories in particular places. Allows a person to bring an action against an institution if the person is adversely affected by certain rules concerning firearms.
• H 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
• H 01/08/2025 Authored by Representative Lucas
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1317, Surrender of firearms for domestic violence crimes – Strongly Support

• Digest: Provides that a person who: (1) has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence; and (2) knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm; commits a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies certain defenses. Requires a court to issue an order, upon entry of a judgment of conviction for domestic battery or a crime of domestic violence, that: (1) prohibits ownership or possession of a firearm; (2) requires the defendant to surrender: (A) any firearm owned or possessed by the defendant; and (B) any license or permit to carry a handgun (license) owned or possessed by the defendant; and (3) requires confiscation, within 72 hours, of any firearm or license owned or possessed by the defendant. Provides that a domestic batterer who knowingly or intentionally fails to surrender a certain firearm or license commits a Class A misdemeanor, enhanced to a Level 6 felony in specific instances. Provides certain defenses. Specifies how a confiscated firearm or license shall be returned or disposed of if a person’s right to possess a firearm is restored. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments.
• H 01/13/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• H 01/13/2025 Authored by Representative Smith V
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1482, Entertainment zones – Strongly Support

• Digest: Establishes entertainment zones within a consolidated city. Provides that the city-county council may establish a public safety plan for all or a designated part of an entertainment zone. Provides that a public safety plan for an entertainment zone may include a restriction on the possession of firearms within the entertainment zone, or within a particular area of the entertainment zone designated by the public safety plan, during certain hours. Establishes procedures for approving the public safety plan.
• H 01/21/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
• H 01/21/2025 Authored by Representative DeLaney
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1597, Tax credit for safe gun storage expenses – Support

• Digest: Provides that a taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the taxpayer’s state income tax liability in a taxable year equal to the lesser of: (1) 20% multiplied by the safe gun storage expenses incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year; or (2) $200 (or $100 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return). Defines “safe gun storage expenses” as the purchase price of a qualified firearms storage device. Defines “qualified firearms storage device” as: (1) a safe, lockbox, cabinet, or other container designed to store firearms securely by restricting access to the firearms by a locking device; or (2) a locking device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device. Provides that to obtain the credit, the taxpayer must claim the credit in the manner prescribed by the department of state revenue (department). Requires the taxpayer to submit to the department proof of the taxpayer’s safe gun storage expenses and all information that the department determines is necessary for the calculation of the credit. Provides that the department shall not share any information submitted by the taxpayer with any other state or federal agency. Prohibits the taxpayer from claiming any carryover, carryback, or refund of any unused credit.
• H 01/21/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
• H 01/21/2025 Coauthored by Representative Gore
• H 01/21/2025 Authored by Representative Hall
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1653, Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process – Strongly Oppose

• Digest: Repeals provisions concerning the: (1) confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; (2) compilation and publication of statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; and (3) making of a false report that a person is dangerous. Modifies a provision concerning a petition to find that an individual is no longer dangerous.
• H 01/21/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• H 01/21/2025 Authored by Representative Payne
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1657, Second amendment protection – Strongly Oppose

• Digest: Provides that no person or entity has the authority to enforce, attempt to enforce, or participate in any way in enforcing particular federal laws concerning firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition against a law abiding citizen. Specifies penalties and causes of action concerning a political subdivision or law enforcement agency that: (1) employs a law enforcement officer who knowingly violates these provisions; or (2) knowingly employs a federal official who knowingly takes certain actions concerning the enforcement or implementation of federal firearms laws. Specifies exceptions. Makes findings and defines terms.
• H 01/21/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• H 01/21/2025 Authored by Representative Sweet
• State Bill Page

House Bill 1676, Firearm storage – Strongly Support

• Digest: Provides that a person having the care of a dependent who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to secure a loaded firearm in the person’s residence or vehicle commits neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony, if the dependent uses the firearm to cause bodily injury or death to any person. Enhances the offense to a Level 5 felony in particular instances. Specifies exceptions and defenses. Specifies sign requirements for retail dealers. Defines terms and makes conforming amendments.
• H 01/21/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• H 01/21/2025 Authored by Representative Gore
• State Bill Page

Senate Joint Resolution 16, Redistricting standards – Strongly Support

• Digest: Establishes standards for drawing Indiana congressional districts and Indiana legislative districts.
• S 01/08/2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
• S 01/08/2025 Authored by Senator Qaddoura
• State Resolution Page

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Bills We Are Following in Congress

H.R.38 – Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act – Strongly Oppose

• Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (Introduced 01/03/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): Rep. Yakym, Rep. Houchin, Rep. Shreve, Rep. Messmer, Rep. Stutzman, Rep. Baird
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H.R.129, To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. – Strongly Oppose

• Sponsor: Boebert, Lauren [Rep.-R-CO-4] (Introduced 01/03/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): —
• Bill Page

H.R.221, To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. – Strongly Oppose

• Sponsor: Burlison, Eric [Rep.-R-MO-7] (Introduced 01/07/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): —
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H.R.532 – Handgun Permit to Purchase Act – Strongly Support

• Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (Introduced 01/16/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): —
• Bill Page

H.R.1272 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal firearms licensee to provide secure firearms storage information to a prospective firearm transferee, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gun safe credit, and for other purposes. – Strongly Support

• Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (Introduced 02/12/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): —
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H.R.1307 – To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes. – Strongly Support

• Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (Introduced 02/13/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]*
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S.65, A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms – Strongly Oppose

• Digest:
• Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (Introduced 01/09/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): Sen. Todd Young, Sen. Jim Banks
• Committees: Senate – Judiciary
• Latest Action: Senate – 01/09/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Tracker: Introduced
• Bill Page

S.123 – Handgun Permit to Purchase Act. – Strongly Support

• Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (Introduced 01/16/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): —
• Bill Page

S.595 – A bill to establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes. – Strongly Support

• Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (Introduced 02/13/2025)
• Indiana Cosponsor(s): —
• Bill Page