Indiana Senate Bill 280
Session 2025
Deer hunting.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 16, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 13, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 16, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
280
State
Indiana
Session
2025
Motion Text
SB 280 - Baldwin
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Summary
Provides that, for a hunting season beginning after June 30, 2025, rifles may be used to hunt deer on public property subject to certain restrictions. Removes certain rifle case length limitations and provides that a hunter may use a rifle chambered for a centerfire rifle cartridge that fires a bullet that is at least five and fifty-six hundredths (5.56) of a millimeter in diameter or larger to hunt deer. Prohibits the department of natural resources from adopting rules regarding centerfire rifle case length limitations.
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Engrossed Senate Bill (S)
Engrossed Senate Bill (H)
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Fiscal Note: SB0280.06.ENRH.FN001
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04/16/2025
Senate
Public Law 76
04/16/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
04/09/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/03/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/02/2025
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/01/2025
Senate
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 331: yeas 46, nays 1
03/31/2025
Senate
Motion to concur filed
03/28/2025
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
03/27/2025
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 320: yeas 92, nays 0
03/25/2025
House
Amendment #1 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote
03/25/2025
House
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
03/24/2025
House
Placed back on second reading
03/17/2025
House
Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
03/17/2025
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
03/17/2025
House
Representative Greene added as cosponsor
03/13/2025
House
Representative Commons added as cosponsor
03/13/2025
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
03/03/2025
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
02/05/2025
Senate
Referred to the House
02/04/2025
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 50, nays 0
02/04/2025
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
02/03/2025
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/03/2025
Senate
Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
02/03/2025
Senate
Senator Raatz added as coauthor
02/03/2025
Senate
Senator Johnson T added as third author
01/27/2025
Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted
01/16/2025
Senate
Senator Garten added as second author
01/13/2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Baldwin
01/13/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 10, 2025 8:44:17 PM
Record Updated
Oct 7, 2025 6:32:19 AM