SB 291 Indiana Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Law enforcement officers and handguns in a casino.

Summary
Defines "licensed facility" to include gambling game facilities, satellite facilities, riverboats, and property that contains both a gambling game facility and a racetrack with live horse racing. Defines "law enforcement officer" to also include an off-duty law enforcement officer and a qualified retired law enforcement officer under 18 U.S.C. 926C. Requires the gaming commission (commission) to adopt rules: (1) permitting a law enforcement officer to carry a handgun in a licensed facility; (2) requiring a law enforcement officer who is carrying a handgun to notify an enforcement agent or the commission that the law enforcement officer is carrying a handgun; (3) requiring the licensed facility to provide the law enforcement officer with a wristband or other identifiable item that will inform the licensed facility and its agents that the law enforcement officer is carrying a handgun; and (4) implementing a reasonable method to enforce the new rules. Provides that the commission is not prohibited from adopting its own rules or policies concerning the carrying of handguns by its employees or enforcement agents.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2020 Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020

How they voted

337
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D Democratic8
2 Yea 5 Nay 1
62% Nay
R Republican33
31 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-7-1)
senate
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Grooms) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Grooms) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 39, nays 9
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors