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IN SB 16

died on adjournment

Privately made firearms.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

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Did IN SB 16 pass?

No. IN SB 16 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M

What is IN SB 16 about?

Defines a "privately made firearm" and other related terms. Makes it a Level 5 felony to possess a privately made firearm. Makes it a Level 5 felony to alter, obliterate, or remove certain marks of firearm identification or to possess a firearm on which those marks of identification have been altered, obliterated, or removed.

Who sponsors IN SB 16?

Lonnie Randolph is the primary sponsor of IN SB 16.

Description

Defines a "privately made firearm" and other related terms. Makes it a Level 5 felony to possess a privately made firearm. Makes it a Level 5 felony to alter, obliterate, or remove certain marks of firearm identification or to possess a firearm on which those marks of identification have been altered, obliterated, or removed.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-08 — Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Lonnie Randolphauthor

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M

  2. 2025-12-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

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Official source

https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0016

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