Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 25 R · 1 D cosponsors

SR 39 — Declaring that the policy of the state is to protect the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Last action — Senator Grooms added as coauthor

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION declaring that the policy of the state is to protect the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senator Grooms added as coauthor

  2. Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor

  3. Senator Crane added as coauthor

  4. Second reading: adopted Roll Call 379: yeas 40, nays 10

  5. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  6. Senator Koch added as coauthor

  7. Senators Houchin, Walker K, Crider, Bohacek, Niemeyer, Bassler, Becker, Glick, Buck, Donato, Brown L, Rogers, Charbonneau, Leising, Buchanan, Messmer, Holdman added as coauthors

  8. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  9. Senators Raatz and Busch added as coauthors

  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  11. Authored by Senators Tomes, Sandlin, Baldwin

  12. Coauthored by Senators Kruse, Freeman, Garten, Boots, Gaskill, Doriot

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3 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (117)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SR 39 do?
A SENATE RESOLUTION declaring that the policy of the state is to protect the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Who sponsors SR 39?
SR 39 is sponsored by James Tomes (Republican), Jack Sandlin, Scott Baldwin (Republican), Dennis Kruse, Aaron Freeman (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Philip Boots, Mike Gaskill (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Erin Houchin, Kyle Walker (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Mark Messmer, Travis Holdman (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), John Crane, Ronald Grooms, and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SR 39?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SR 39?
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