Legislative record

SB 176STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Shooting ranges.

Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as: (1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or (2) a basis to deny, delay, or condition approval of any permit that is otherwise required under applicable building codes or safety regulations. Provides that if an area is zoned for commercial use, a retail sporting goods store is a permitted use on each lot or parcel. Provides that if a property is zoned for commercial, industrial, or agricultural use, an indoor shooting range is permitted on any lot or parcel if certain conditions are satisfied.

Voted 3/5/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

109 yea·31 nay·8 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/5/2026Signed by the Governor
  2. 3/5/2026Public Law 117
  3. 2/27/2026Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 403: yeas 67, nays 25
  4. 2/27/2026Signed by the Speaker
  5. 2/27/2026Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 309: yeas 42, nays 8
  6. 2/27/2026Signed by the President of the Senate
  7. 2/27/2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  8. 2/26/2026CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
  9. 2/26/2026Senator Freeman added as coauthor
  10. 2/26/2026CCR # 1 filed in the House