HB 1177 Indiana House · 2023 Regular Session

Firearms training for teachers.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023

How they voted

408
Passed
Total votes 48
Apr 18, 2023
D Democratic10
2 Yea 8 Nay
80% Nay
R Republican38
38 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
6
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 497: yeas 41, nays 8
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 513: yeas 72, nays 22
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 434: yeas 42, nays 8
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Amended
Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 396: yeas 10, nays 39
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Amended
Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 395: yeas 16, nays 33
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Amended
Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 394: yeas 15, nays 34
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 123: yeas 71, nays 24
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Amended
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 101: yeas 30, nays 66
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Amended
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 100: yeas 29, nays 67
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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