SB 263 Indiana Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Specialized weapons training.

Summary
Provides that, before an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, may carry a firearm in or on school property as authorized by a school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, the employee or staff member shall do the following: (1) Successfully complete certain specialized weapons training or other firearm training. (2) Provide proof to the school board that the employee or other staff member has successfully completed the training. (3) Complete the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 (MMPI-II) and provide the results from the inventory to the school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Establishes requirements for specialized weapons training. Requires an employee or any other staff member of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to successfully complete sixteen hours of weapons training each year that the employee or staff member is authorized and intends to carry a firearm in or on school property. Provides that the specialized weapons training must be provided by a person or entity approved by the school board of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school. Allows a school to barricade or block a door during an active shooter drill or during an active shooter emergency occurring in a school building.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020 Last action Feb 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020

How they voted

346
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D Democratic8
3 Yea 4 Nay 1
50% 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
20
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-6-1)
senate
Feb 3, 2020
Amended
Amendment #3 (Taylor G) failed; Roll Call 104: yeas 14, nays 35
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Amended
Amendment #1 (Stoops) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #5 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors