The ISRPA is tracking the following bills in the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly. Click the bill title to see additional information on each bill including a link to the bill on the IGA website, the bill author, co-authors, synopsis, ISRPA position statement, and associated ISRPA news updates specific to each bill.
House Bill No. 1074 — “Firearms financial transactions”
Authored by: Rep. Craig Haggard
Synopsis: Amends the Indiana Code chapter concerning the privacy of firearms financial transactions as follows: (1) Amends the definition of “firearm” to specify that a firearm component includes castings and products used in designing, manufacturing, assembling, or fabricating firearms or firearm components. (2) Prohibits a financial services provider from: (A) refusing to provide to a firearms retailer; (B) terminating an existing business relationship to provide to a firearms retailer; or (C) offering or providing on less favorable terms and conditions to a firearms retailer; any service to facilitate or process payment card transactions, solely on the basis of the firearms retailer’s status as a firearms retailer. (3) Provides an exemption from these prohibitions if a prohibited action is taken: (A) to comply with federal or state law or a court order; or (B) at the request of a law enforcement agency in connection with an active criminal investigation.
ISRPA Position: SUPPORT
HB 1074 prohibits discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions. This also affects those of us who use debit and credit cards to purchase firearms. HB 1074 is assigned to the Financial Institutions Committee which meets at 1030 on Tuesdays.
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House Bill No. 1137 — "Expungement of red flag law records"
Authored by: Rep. Ben Smaltz
Co-Authors: : Rep. Jim Lucas, Rep. Jake Teshka
Synopsis: Expungement of red flag law records. Requires a court to expunge certain records related to the red flag law if the court finds that an individual is not dangerous or is no longer dangerous.
ISRPA Position: SUPPORT
HB 1137 is of particular importance since the Red Flag Law (also called the Laird Law in Indiana) is a civil proceeding. A lawyer is not appointed for the accused if they can’t afford legal representation as in a criminal case. Expungement is incredibly important, particularly if the accused was never found to be “dangerous” in court. HB 1137 is assigned to the Courts and Criminal Code Committee which meets Wednesdays at 1030.
Bill Status:
- House: PASSED (91-0 on 1/30/2025)
- Senate: PASSED (49-0 on 3/11/2025)
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HB 1137 Latest News:
2025 Indiana General Assembly Legislative Session: 3rd Quarter
HB 1137 First Hearing–Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Lawmakers Consider Red Flag Law Expungement Bill
House Bill No. 1170 — "Elimination of gun-free zones"
Authored by: Rep. Jim Lucas
Synopsis: Elimination of gun-free zones. Provides, with some exceptions, that beginning July 1, 2025, the state of Indiana may not regulate: (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; and (2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. Specifies that a certain provision of an ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, policy, or exercise of proprietary authority is void. Provides that a person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a firearm under federal or state law may carry or possess a firearm, without restriction, on certain property affiliated with the following state
agencies beginning July 1, 2025: (1) The department of natural resources. (2) The state fair commission. (3) The department of administration. (4) The department of workforce development. Prohibits, with some exceptions, a state educational institution (institution) from regulating the possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories in particular places. Allows a person to bring an action against an institution if the person
is adversely affected by certain rules concerning firearms.
ISRPA Position: SUPPORT
HB 1170 does not seek to eliminate all gun free zones, but rather focuses on four entities which are operating outside current Indiana Code. These include: the Department of Natural Resources (requires a handgun license to carry a handgun in a State Park despite Indiana having Constitutional Carry since July 2022.) The Indiana Department of Administration (forbids carry of firearms on Indiana Government Center Campus, which includes two parking garages open to the public.) The State Fair Commission (through administrative code) have declared that firearms are in the same category as chemical and biological weapons and are forbidden. Note this doesn’t only apply to the State Fair, but the State Fairgrounds year-around. State Universities forbid students and employees from even securing firearms in vehicles. The legislature writes the laws, not executive agencies. HB 1170 is assigned to the Public Policy Committee which meets Tuesdays at 0830.
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House Bill No. 1171 — "Self-defense"
Authored by: Rep. Jim Lucas
Synopsis: Self-defense. Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of arrest or to prevent an escape, or for self-defense.
ISRPA Position: SUPPORT
HB 1171 makes pointing a firearm in a self-defense situation reasonable force. It also recognizes occupied businesses have similar status as the home. This bill seeks to remedy a 24-year-old Indiana Circuit Court precedent that made pointing a loaded firearm the equivalent of deadly force. HB 1171 is assigned to the Courts and Criminal Code Committee along with HB 1137 (meets Wednesdays at 1030.)
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House Bill No. 1482 — "Entertainment Zones"
Authored by: Rep. Ed Delaney
Synopsis: Entertainment Zones. Establishes entertainment zones
within a consolidated city. Provides that the city-county council may
establish a public safety plan for all or a designated part of an
entertainment zone. Provides that a public safety plan for an
entertainment zone may include a restriction on the possession of
firearms within the entertainment zone, or within a particular area of
the entertainment zone designated by the public safety plan, during
certain hours. Establishes procedures for approving the public safety
plan.
ISRPA Position: OPPOSE
HB 1482 is an attempted end-around on the state preemption statute.
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