Gov. Holcomb signs bill eliminating permit requirement to carry handguns in Indiana
Indiana Gov. Holcomb signed HEA 1296, which eliminates the license requirement to carry a handgun in Indiana, despite opposition from state police head.
Indiana Gov. Holcomb signed HEA 1296, which eliminates the license requirement to carry a handgun in Indiana, despite opposition from state police head.
Gov. Holcomb signed a $1.1 billion tax cut package this week, which could reduce Indiana’s income tax rate from 3.23% to 2.9% over seven years.
The bill also would limit the use of grants to expand broadband access, language that was introduced in the final hours of the legislative session.
Indiana lawmakers approved a $1.1 billion tax cut package on Tuesday, reducing Indiana’s income tax rate from 3.23% to 2.9% over seven years.
Indiana lawmakers approved a bill on the last day of the legislative session eliminating the license requirement to carry a handgun.
Altogether in both chambers, 100 Republican lawmakers signed onto the letter. Only 10 Republicans did not.
Holcomb signed House Bill 1001 Thursday, which will let Indiana continue to draw federal dollars after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires.
Gov. Holcomb declined to say whether he would sign or veto a bill eliminating the permit requirement to carry a handgun.
GOP lawmakers decided to strip language out of an unrelated bill and replace it with the “constitutional carry” provision.
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