S.E.A. 136, P.L. 23 Effective: July 1, 2023 Defines "prohibited person" as a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or carrying a handgun. Provides that the office of judicial administration may establish a system to transmit certain data to assist in determining whether a person is a prohibited person. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Conviction data
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Various criminal law matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 343 on various criminal law matters sponsored by Rep. Torr. The author, Sen. Freeman, introduced the bill which: The bill was amended by consent to: The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana Hospital Association Council on Quality and Patient Safety, and the Indiana Retail Council testified in support … [Read more...] about Various criminal law matters
Machine guns
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1365 sponsored by Sen. Freeman, Sen. Pol, and Sen. Hunley on machine guns. The author, Rep. Gore, presented the bill which revises, for purposes of an enhancement and certain criminal offenses, a definition of "machine gun". The bill also provides that particular criminal offenses concerning machine guns do not … [Read more...] about Machine guns
Information privacy relating to firearms
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1323 on information privacy relating to firearms sponsored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Tomes.Sen. Freeman introduced the bill which specifies the circumstances under which information concerning a person who applies for or holds a license to carry a handgun may be released to a federal government entity. Those … [Read more...] about Information privacy relating to firearms
Conviction Data
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 136 on conviction data authored by Sen. Sandlin and Sen. Freeman. The bill defines “prohibited person” as a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or carrying a handgun. The bill requires the Office of Judicial Administration to establish a system to transmit certain data to assist in determining whether a person is a p … [Read more...] about Conviction Data