# Indiana SB 280: Deer hunting.

Indiana SB 280, Deer hunting., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Baldwin (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 76) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 280
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Deer hunting.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 76
- Sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: natural resources, the house
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (188 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Garten (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robb Greene (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 46 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 76 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 331: yeas 46, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 320: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-25: Amendment #1 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-03-25: Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-24: Placed back on second reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Abbott added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Greene added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-13: Representative Commons added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 50, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: House sponsor: Representative Lindauer (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Raatz added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Garten added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Baldwin (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.06.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.06.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0280/versions/SB0280.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB280-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).