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Hoosiers will no longer have to get a permit to carry a handgun in public under a bill headed to the governor’s desk.

A top Indiana legislator says a proposal to repeal the state’s handgun permit requirement might win approval despite ongoing opposition from major law enforcement organizations and the state police superintendent.

House Republicans are trying again to eliminate Indianas license requirement to carry a handgun in public.

The Senate did not give the handgun license elimination bill a hearing before Thursday's deadline to do so.

The proposal, approved by a Senate committe, would eliminate fees and make changes to the handgun licensing process.

Currently Indiana residents wish to carry a handgun must fill out an application, get fingerprinted and pay a fee. Several police organizations support keeping the current licensing.

The issue of whether to repeal a law that requires Hoosiers to be permitted to carry a handgun will likely come up next session.

House lawmakers rejected an attempt to push a gun regulations bill to a summer study committee.

The House approved a tax-raising road funding bill, lawmakers voted to override Mike Pence's vetoes and a House committee amended a gun regulations bill.

An Indiana House committee voted Tuesday to create a special summer committee to study the issue.