Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana SB280: Deer hunting.
Status: Chaptered, April 16, 2025
Deer hunting. 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.
Sponsors
- Scott Baldwin (R, SD-020) · primary sponsor
- Chris Garten (R, SD-045) · primary sponsor
- Tyler Johnson (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Raatz (R, SD-027)
- Shane Lindauer (R, HD-063)
- Commons, Matt (R)
- David Abbott (R, HD-018)
- Robb Greene (R, HD-047)
Votes
- Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments (April 1, 2025): 46 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House - Third reading (March 27, 2025): 92 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate - Third reading (February 4, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB280?
- SB280 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Deer hunting.
- What does SB280 do?
- Deer hunting. 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.
- What is the status of SB280?
- Chaptered as of April 16, 2025.
- Who sponsored SB280?
- Scott Baldwin (R, SD-020), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB280?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/280/details
Source: official Indiana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.