HB 1177 IN

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Authorizes funds from the: (1) Indiana secured school fund; and (2) school corporation and charter school safety advance program; to be used for the purpose of providing specialized firearms instruction to certain teachers, school staff, and school employees, and for providing counseling services to students, teachers, school staff, and school employees in the event of a school shooting. Creates a specialized firearms safety, education, and training curriculum (curriculum) for teachers, school staff, and school employees. Specifies curriculum requirements. Requires a charter school, accredited nonpublic school, or school corporation to ensure that a teacher, school staff member, or school employee who receives training funded by a grant from the Indiana secured school fund complies with certain requirements. Provides that the identity of any person who: (1) enrolls in; (2) participates in; or (3) completes; the curriculum is confidential. Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the state police department, to identify a set of best practices and develop a set of educational materials concerning the safe possession and storage of a firearm in a home with a child. Provides that the department of education shall provide the best practices and educational materials to certain schools for annual distribution to parents of students. Provides that a public school or a state accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee provides written consent. Provides that certain schools may not conduct or approve a training or drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at a student. Provides that the prohibition on the possession of a firearm in or on school property or on a school bus does not apply to certain qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers. Makes conforming and technical amendments.

• Jim Lucas Republican · author
• Travis Holdman Republican · sponsor
• Chris Garten Republican · sponsor
• Scott Baldwin Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2023 Authored by Representative Lucas · lower
2. Jan 10, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 10, 2023 Representative Lehman added as coauthor · lower
4. Jan 19, 2023 Representative Judy added as coauthor · lower
5. Feb 7, 2023 Representative Teshka J added as coauthor · lower
6. Feb 9, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
7. Feb 13, 2023 Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 100: yeas 29, nays 67 · lower
8. Feb 13, 2023 Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 101: yeas 30, nays 66 · lower
9. Feb 13, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
10. Feb 14, 2023 Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Garten, Baldwin · lower
11. Feb 14, 2023 Cosponsor: Senator Koch · lower
12. Feb 14, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 123: yeas 71, nays 24 · lower
13. Feb 15, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
14. Feb 27, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
15. Mar 9, 2023 Senator Byrne added as cosponsor · upper
16. Apr 3, 2023 Senator Johnson added as cosponsor · upper
17. Apr 6, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
18. Apr 6, 2023 Senator Crane added as cosponsor · upper
19. Apr 13, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
20. Apr 17, 2023 Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 394: yeas 15, nays 34 · upper
21. Apr 17, 2023 Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 395: yeas 16, nays 33 · upper
22. Apr 17, 2023 Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 396: yeas 10, nays 39 · upper
23. Apr 17, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
24. Apr 17, 2023 Senator Sandlin added as cosponsor · upper
25. Apr 18, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 434: yeas 42, nays 8 · upper
26. Apr 18, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
27. Apr 19, 2023 Motion to dissent filed · lower
28. Apr 19, 2023 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
29. Apr 19, 2023 House conferees appointed: Lucas and DeLaney · lower
30. Apr 19, 2023 House advisors appointed: Lehman, Judy and Smith V · lower
31. Apr 20, 2023 Senate conferees appointed: Holdman and Ford J.D. · upper
32. Apr 20, 2023 Senate advisors appointed: Hunley, Garten and Baldwin · upper
33. Apr 25, 2023 Representative DeLaney removed as conferee · lower
34. Apr 25, 2023 Representative Smaltz added as conferee · lower
35. Apr 25, 2023 Senator Garten removed as advisor · upper
36. Apr 25, 2023 Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee · upper
37. Apr 25, 2023 Senator Garten added as conferee · upper
38. Apr 25, 2023 Representative Smaltz removed as conferee · lower
39. Apr 25, 2023 Representative Teshka added as conferee · lower
40. Apr 26, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
41. Apr 26, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
42. Apr 26, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 513: yeas 72, nays 22 · lower
43. Apr 26, 2023 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 497: yeas 41, nays 8 · upper
44. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
45. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
46. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
47. May 4, 2023 Public Law 218 · lower
48. May 4, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 27, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 10, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 9, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 6, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 13, 2023 · PDF