Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1170 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1170
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 35-31.5-2; IC 35-47.
7	7	Synopsis: Elimination of gun-free zones. Provides, with some
8	8	exceptions, that beginning July 1, 2025, the state of Indiana may not
9	9	regulate: (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; and (2) the
10	10	ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer,
11	11	and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. Specifies
12	12	that a certain provision of an ordinance, measure, enactment, rule,
13	13	policy, or exercise of proprietary authority is void. Provides that a
14	14	person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a firearm
15	15	under federal or state law may carry or possess a firearm, without
16	16	restriction, on certain property affiliated with the following state
17	17	agencies beginning July 1, 2025: (1) The department of natural
18	18	resources. (2) The state fair commission. (3) The department of
19	19	administration. (4) The department of workforce development.
20	20	Prohibits, with some exceptions, a state educational institution
21	21	(institution) from regulating the possession or transportation of
22	22	firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories in particular places.
23	23	Allows a person to bring an action against an institution if the person
24	24	is adversely affected by certain rules concerning firearms.
25	25	Effective: Upon passage.
26	26	Lucas
27	27	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
28	28	2025 IN 1170—LS 6507/DI 144 Introduced
29	29	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
30	30	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
31	31	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
32	32	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
33	33	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
34	34	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
35	35	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
36	36	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
37	37	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
38	38	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
39	39	HOUSE BILL No. 1170
40	40	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
41	41	criminal law and procedure.
42	42	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
43	43	1 SECTION 1. IC 35-31.5-2-9.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
44	44	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
45	45	3 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9.8. "Adversely affected", for
46	46	4 purposes of IC 35-47-17-5, has the meaning set forth in
47	47	5 IC 35-47-17-6.
48	48	6 SECTION 2. IC 35-31.5-2-47.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
49	49	7 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
50	50	8 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 47.3. "Commission", for
51	51	9 purposes of IC 35-47-11.1-4.1, has the meaning set forth in
52	52	10 IC 35-47-11.1-4.1(a).
53	53	11 SECTION 3. IC 35-31.5-2-89.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
54	54	12 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
55	55	13 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 89.5. (a) "Department", for
56	56	14 purposes of IC 35-47-11.1-4.5, has the meaning set forth in
57	57	15 IC 35-47-11.1-4.5(a).
58	58	16 (b) "Department", for purposes of IC 35-47-11.1-4.6, has the
59	59	17 meaning set forth in IC 35-47-11.1-4.6(a).
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61	61	1 (c) "Department", for purposes of IC 35-47-11.1-4.7, has the
62	62	2 meaning set forth in IC 35-47-11.1-4.7(a).
63	63	3 SECTION 4. IC 35-31.5-2-311.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
64	64	4 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
65	65	5 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 311.5. "State educational
66	66	6 institution", for purposes of IC 35-47-17, has the meaning set forth
67	67	7 in IC 21-7-13-32.
68	68	8 SECTION 5. IC 35-47-1-2.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.152-2011,
69	69	9 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
70	70	10 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2.5. "Ammunition", for purposes of
71	71	11 IC 35-47-11.1 and IC 35-47-17, means:
72	72	12 (1) fixed cartridge ammunition;
73	73	13 (2) shotgun shells;
74	74	14 (3) the individual components of fixed cartridge ammunition and
75	75	15 shotgun shells;
76	76	16 (4) projectiles for muzzle loading firearms; and
77	77	17 (5) any propellant used in a firearm or in firearm ammunition.
78	78	18 SECTION 6. IC 35-47-11.1-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.152-2011,
79	79	19 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
80	80	20 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 4 of this
81	81	21 chapter, a political subdivision may not regulate:
82	82	22 (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories;
83	83	23 (2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation,
84	84	24 registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and
85	85	25 firearm accessories; and
86	86	26 (3) commerce in and taxation of firearms, firearm ammunition,
87	87	27 and firearm accessories.
88	88	28 (b) Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, beginning
89	89	29 July 1, 2025, the state may not regulate:
90	90	30 (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; and
91	91	31 (2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation,
92	92	32 registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition,
93	93	33 and firearm accessories.
94	94	34 SECTION 7. IC 35-47-11.1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.152-2011,
95	95	35 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
96	96	36 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) Any provision of an ordinance,
97	97	37 measure, enactment, rule, or policy, or exercise of proprietary authority
98	98	38 of a political subdivision, or of an employee or agent of a political
99	99	39 subdivision acting in an official capacity:
100	100	40 (1) enacted or undertaken before, on, or after June 30, 2011; and
101	101	41 (2) that pertains to or affects the matters listed in section 2 2(a) of
102	102	42 this chapter;
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104	104	1 is void.
105	105	2 (b) Any provision of an ordinance, measure, enactment, rule,
106	106	3 policy, or exercise of proprietary authority of the state:
107	107	4 (1) enacted or undertaken before, on, or after July 1, 2025;
108	108	5 and
109	109	6 (2) that pertains to or affects the matters listed in section 2(b)
110	110	7 of this chapter;
111	111	8 is void.
112	112	9 SECTION 8. IC 35-47-11.1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.175-2022,
113	113	10 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
114	114	11 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. This chapter may not be construed to
115	115	12 prevent any of the following:
116	116	13 (1) A law enforcement agency of a political subdivision from
117	117	14 enacting and enforcing regulations pertaining to firearms,
118	118	15 ammunition, or firearm accessories issued to or used by law
119	119	16 enforcement officers in the course of their official duties.
120	120	17 (2) Subject to IC 34-28-7-2, an employer from regulating or
121	121	18 prohibiting the employees of the employer from carrying firearms
122	122	19 and ammunition in the course of the employee's official duties.
123	123	20 (3) A court or administrative law judge from hearing and
124	124	21 resolving any case or controversy or issuing any opinion or order
125	125	22 on a matter within the jurisdiction of the court or judge.
126	126	23 (4) The enactment or enforcement of generally applicable zoning
127	127	24 or business ordinances that apply to firearms businesses to the
128	128	25 same degree as other similar businesses. However, a provision of
129	129	26 an ordinance that is designed or enforced to effectively restrict or
130	130	27 prohibit the sale, purchase, transfer, manufacture, or display of
131	131	28 firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories that is otherwise
132	132	29 lawful under the laws of this state is void. A unit (as defined in
133	133	30 IC 36-1-2-23) may not use the unit's planning and zoning powers
134	134	31 under IC 36-7-4 to prohibit the sale of firearms within a
135	135	32 prescribed distance of any other type of commercial property or
136	136	33 of school property or other educational property.
137	137	34 (5) Subject to IC 35-47-16-1, the enactment or enforcement of a
138	138	35 provision prohibiting or restricting the possession of a firearm in
139	139	36 any building that contains the courtroom of a circuit, superior,
140	140	37 city, town, or small claims court. However, if a portion of the
141	141	38 building is occupied by a residential tenant or private business,
142	142	39 any provision restricting or prohibiting the possession of a firearm
143	143	40 does not apply to the portion of the building that is occupied by
144	144	41 the residential tenant or private business, or to common areas of
145	145	42 the building used by a residential tenant or private business.
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147	147	1 (6) The enactment or enforcement of a provision prohibiting or
148	148	2 restricting the intentional display of a firearm at a public meeting.
149	149	3 (7) The enactment or enforcement of a provision prohibiting or
150	150	4 restricting the possession of a firearm in a public hospital
151	151	5 corporation that contains a secure correctional health unit that is
152	152	6 staffed by a law enforcement officer twenty-four (24) hours a day.
153	153	7 (8) The imposition of any restriction or condition placed on a
154	154	8 person participating in:
155	155	9 (A) a community corrections program (IC 11-12-1);
156	156	10 (B) a forensic diversion program (IC 11-12-3.7); or
157	157	11 (C) a pretrial diversion program (IC 33-39-1).
158	158	12 (9) The enforcement or prosecution of:
159	159	13 (A) the offense of criminal recklessness (IC 35-42-2-2)
160	160	14 involving the use of a firearm; and
161	161	15 (B) beginning July 1, 2025, any other criminal offense
162	162	16 involving the unlawful carrying, display, possession, or use
163	163	17 of a firearm.
164	164	18 (10) For an event occurring on property leased from a political
165	165	19 subdivision or municipal corporation by the promoter or organizer
166	166	20 of the event:
167	167	21 (A) the establishment, by the promoter or organizer, at the
168	168	22 promoter's or organizer's own discretion, of rules of conduct or
169	169	23 admission upon which attendance at or participation in the
170	170	24 event is conditioned; or
171	171	25 (B) the implementation or enforcement of the rules of conduct
172	172	26 or admission described in clause (A) by a political subdivision
173	173	27 or municipal corporation in connection with the event.
174	174	28 (11) The enactment or enforcement of a provision prohibiting or
175	175	29 restricting the possession of a firearm in a hospital established
176	176	30 and operated under IC 16-22-2 or IC 16-23.
177	177	31 (12) A unit from using the unit's planning and zoning powers
178	178	32 under IC 36-7-4 to prohibit the sale of firearms within two
179	179	33 hundred (200) feet of a school by a person having a business that
180	180	34 did not sell firearms within two hundred (200) feet of a school
181	181	35 before April 1, 1994.
182	182	36 (13) Subject to IC 35-47-16-1, a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23)
183	183	37 from enacting or enforcing a provision prohibiting or restricting
184	184	38 the possession of a firearm in a building owned or administered
185	185	39 by the unit if:
186	186	40 (A) metal detection devices are located at each public entrance
187	187	41 to the building;
188	188	42 (B) each public entrance to the building is staffed by at least
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190	190	1 one (1) law enforcement officer:
191	191	2 (i) who has been adequately trained to conduct inspections
192	192	3 of persons entering the building by use of metal detection
193	193	4 devices and proper physical pat down searches; and
194	194	5 (ii) when the building is open to the public; and
195	195	6 (C) each:
196	196	7 (i) individual who enters the building through the public
197	197	8 entrance when the building is open to the public; and
198	198	9 (ii) bag, package, and other container carried by the
199	199	10 individual;
200	200	11 is inspected by a law enforcement officer described in clause
201	201	12 (B).
202	202	13 However, except as provided in subdivision (5) concerning a
203	203	14 building that contains a courtroom, a unit may not prohibit or
204	204	15 restrict the possession of a handgun under this subdivision in a
205	205	16 building owned or administered by the unit if the person who
206	206	17 possesses the handgun is not otherwise prohibited from carrying
207	207	18 or possessing a handgun.
208	208	19 SECTION 9. IC 35-47-11.1-4.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
209	209	20 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
210	210	21 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.1. (a) As used in this section,
211	211	22 "commission" means the state fair commission.
212	212	23 (b) 80 IAC 7-1-16(a)(1) is void July 1, 2025. The publisher of the
213	213	24 Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register shall remove 80
214	214	25 IAC 7-1-16(a)(1) from the Indiana Administrative Code after July
215	215	26 1, 2025.
216	216	27 (c) A person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or
217	217	28 possessing a firearm under federal or state law is permitted
218	218	29 beginning July 1, 2025, to carry or possess, without restriction, a
219	219	30 firearm on any property:
220	220	31 (1) affiliated with;
221	221	32 (2) operated or managed by;
222	222	33 (3) owned by; or
223	223	34 (4) leased by;
224	224	35 the commission.
225	225	36 (d) A rule adopted by the commission that conflicts with
226	226	37 subsection (c) after June 30, 2025, is void.
227	227	38 (e) Before July 1, 2025, the commission shall adopt interim rules
228	228	39 under IC 4-22-2-37.2 to implement this section and to ensure that
229	229	40 80 IAC 11-2-2 conforms with subsection (c). An interim rule
230	230	41 adopted by the commission under this subsection expires on the
231	231	42 earlier of the following:
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233	233	1 (1) The date the interim rule is amended or repealed by a later
234	234	2 rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
235	235	3 (2) The date that interim rules expire under IC 4-22-2-37.2(k).
236	236	4 (f) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that
237	237	5 conform with subsection (c) not later than July 1, 2026.
238	238	6 SECTION 10. IC 35-47-11.1-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
239	239	7 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
240	240	8 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section,
241	241	9 "department" means the Indiana department of administration.
242	242	10 (b) As used in this section, "Indiana government center
243	243	11 campus" has the meaning set forth in 25 IAC 8-2-1(4).
244	244	12 (c) 25 IAC 8-2-1(1)(A) is void July 1, 2025. The publisher of the
245	245	13 Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register shall remove 25
246	246	14 IAC 8-2-1(1)(A) from the Indiana Administrative Code after July
247	247	15 1, 2025.
248	248	16 (d) A person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or
249	249	17 possessing a firearm under federal or state law is permitted
250	250	18 beginning July 1, 2025, to carry or possess, without restriction, a
251	251	19 firearm on the Indiana government center campus and any
252	252	20 property:
253	253	21 (1) affiliated with;
254	254	22 (2) operated or managed by;
255	255	23 (3) owned by; or
256	256	24 (4) leased by;
257	257	25 the department.
258	258	26 (e) A rule adopted by the department that conflicts with
259	259	27 subsection (d) after June 30, 2025, is void.
260	260	28 (f) Before July 1, 2025, the department shall adopt interim rules
261	261	29 under IC 4-22-2-37.2 to implement this section and to ensure that
262	262	30 25 IAC 8-3-1 and 25 IAC 8-3-3 conform with subsection (d). An
263	263	31 interim rule adopted by the department under this subsection
264	264	32 expires on the earlier of the following:
265	265	33 (1) The date the interim rule is amended or repealed by a later
266	266	34 rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
267	267	35 (2) The date that interim rules expire under IC 4-22-2-37.2(k).
268	268	36 (g) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that
269	269	37 conform with subsection (d) not later than July 1, 2026.
270	270	38 SECTION 11. IC 35-47-11.1-4.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
271	271	39 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
272	272	40 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.6. (a) As used in this section,
273	273	41 "department" means the department of natural resources.
274	274	42 (b) A person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or
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276	276	1 possessing a firearm under federal or state law is permitted
277	277	2 beginning July 1, 2025, to carry or possess, without restriction, a
278	278	3 firearm on any property:
279	279	4 (1) affiliated with;
280	280	5 (2) operated or managed by;
281	281	6 (3) owned by; or
282	282	7 (4) leased by;
283	283	8 the department.
284	284	9 (c) A rule adopted by the department that conflicts with
285	285	10 subsection (b) after June 30, 2025, is void.
286	286	11 (d) Before July 1, 2025, the department shall adopt interim rules
287	287	12 under IC 4-22-2-37.2 to implement this section and to ensure that
288	288	13 312 IAC 8-2-3 conforms with subsection (b). An emergency rule
289	289	14 adopted by the department under this subsection expires on the
290	290	15 earlier of the following:
291	291	16 (1) The date the interim rule is amended or repealed by a later
292	292	17 rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
293	293	18 (2) The date that interim rules expire under IC 4-22-2-37.2(k).
294	294	19 (e) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that
295	295	20 conform to subsection (b) not later than July 1, 2026.
296	296	21 SECTION 12. IC 35-47-11.1-4.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
297	297	22 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
298	298	23 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.7. (a) As used in this section,
299	299	24 "department" means the department of workforce development.
300	300	25 (b) 646 IAC 5-13-2(1)(A) is void July 1, 2025. The publisher of
301	301	26 the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register shall
302	302	27 remove 646 IAC 5-13-2(1)(A) from the Indiana Administrative
303	303	28 Code after July 1, 2025.
304	304	29 (c) A person not otherwise prohibited from carrying or
305	305	30 possessing a firearm under federal or state law is permitted
306	306	31 beginning July 1, 2025, to carry or possess, without restriction, a
307	307	32 firearm on any property:
308	308	33 (1) affiliated with;
309	309	34 (2) operated or managed by;
310	310	35 (3) owned by; or
311	311	36 (4) leased by;
312	312	37 the department.
313	313	38 (d) A rule adopted by the department that conflicts with
314	314	39 subsection (c) after June 30, 2025, is void.
315	315	40 (e) Before July 1, 2025, the department shall adopt interim rules
316	316	41 under IC 4-22-2-37.2 to implement this section and to ensure that
317	317	42 646 IAC 5-13-3 and 646 IAC 5-13-4 conform with subsection (c).
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319	319	1 An interim rule adopted by the department under this subsection
320	320	2 expires on the earlier of the following:
321	321	3 (1) The date the interim rule is amended or repealed by a later
322	322	4 rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
323	323	5 (2) The date that interim rules expire under IC 4-22-2-37.2(k).
324	324	6 (f) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that
325	325	7 conform to subsection (c) not later than July 1, 2026.
326	326	8 SECTION 13. IC 35-47-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
327	327	9 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
328	328	10 UPON PASSAGE]:
329	329	11 Chapter 17. Possession and Transportation of Firearms on the
330	330	12 Property of a State Educational Institution
331	331	13 Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the administration or
332	332	14 enforcement of:
333	333	15 (1) a statute enacted by the general assembly that:
334	334	16 (A) specifically concerns the ownership, possession,
335	335	17 carrying, use, discharge, transportation, registration,
336	336	18 transfer, or storage of firearms, ammunition, or firearm
337	337	19 accessories; and
338	338	20 (B) specifies the elements of a crime or an infraction; or
339	339	21 (2) federal law.
340	340	22 Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a state
341	341	23 educational institution may not regulate the possession or
342	342	24 transportation of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories:
343	343	25 (1) on land that is; or
344	344	26 (2) in buildings or other structures that are;
345	345	27 owned, leased, or managed by the state educational institution.
346	346	28 Sec. 3. Any provision of a rule, measure, enactment, or policy
347	347	29 implemented by a state educational institution that:
348	348	30 (1) is enacted or undertaken before, on, or after July 1, 2025;
349	349	31 and
350	350	32 (2) pertains to or affects any matter described in section 2 of
351	351	33 this chapter;
352	352	34 is void.
353	353	35 Sec. 4. Section 2 of this chapter may not be construed to prevent
354	354	36 any of the following:
355	355	37 (1) A law enforcement agency from enacting and enforcing
356	356	38 rules or policies concerning firearms, ammunition, or firearm
357	357	39 accessories issued to or used by law enforcement officers in
358	358	40 the course of the officers' official duties.
359	359	41 (2) A court or an administrative law judge from hearing and
360	360	42 resolving any case or controversy, or issuing any opinion or
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362	362	1 order, on a matter within the jurisdiction of the court or
363	363	2 judge.
364	364	3 (3) The imposition of any restriction or condition placed on a
365	365	4 person:
366	366	5 (A) participating in a:
367	367	6 (i) community corrections program (IC 11-12-1);
368	368	7 (ii) forensic diversion program (IC 11-12-3.7); or
369	369	8 (iii) pretrial diversion program (IC 33-39-1); or
370	370	9 (B) subject to a protective order issued under IC 34-26-5.
371	371	10 Sec. 5. Notwithstanding IC 34-13-3, a person adversely affected
372	372	11 by a rule, measure, enactment, or policy adopted or enforced by a
373	373	12 state educational institution that violates this chapter may bring an
374	374	13 action, in a court with appropriate jurisdiction, against the state
375	375	14 educational institution for:
376	376	15 (1) declarative and injunctive relief; and
377	377	16 (2) actual and consequential damages attributable to the state
378	378	17 educational institution's violation of section 2 of this chapter.
379	379	18 Sec. 6. A person is adversely affected, for purposes of section 5
380	380	19 of this chapter, if either of the following applies:
381	381	20 (1) The person is an individual who meets all of the following
382	382	21 requirements:
383	383	22 (A) The individual lawfully resides within the United
384	384	23 States.
385	385	24 (B) The individual may legally possess a firearm under
386	386	25 Indiana law.
387	387	26 (C) The individual is or was subject to the rule, measure,
388	388	27 enactment, or policy of the state educational institution
389	389	28 that is the subject of an action brought under section 5 of
390	390	29 this chapter. An individual is or was subject to the rule,
391	391	30 measure, enactment, or policy of the state educational
392	392	31 institution if the individual is or was physically present
393	393	32 within the jurisdiction of the state educational institution
394	394	33 for any reason.
395	395	34 (2) The person is a membership organization that:
396	396	35 (A) includes at least two (2) individuals described in
397	397	36 subdivision (1); and
398	398	37 (B) is dedicated in whole or in part to protecting the rights
399	399	38 of persons who possess, own, or use firearms for
400	400	39 competitive, sporting, defensive, or other lawful purposes.
401	401	40 Sec. 7. Notwithstanding IC 34-13-3, a prevailing plaintiff in an
402	402	41 action brought under section 5 of this chapter is entitled to recover
403	403	42 the following from the state educational institution:
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405	405	1 (1) The greater of the following:
406	406	2 (A) Actual damages, including consequential damages.
407	407	3 (B) Liquidated damages equal to three (3) times the
408	408	4 plaintiff's attorney's fees.
409	409	5 (2) Court costs (including fees).
410	410	6 (3) Reasonable attorney's fees.
411	411	7 SECTION 14. An emergency is declared for this act.
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