PROTESTBILLS-INDEX2015-2019

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1	Bill Category	Bill Name/State	Introduced	Status	Primary Sponsor	Description	Recent Protests in the State
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3		Alabama (2)
4	Costs on Protesters	HB 220	Feb-17	Died	Becky Nordgren - R	Makes anyone obstructing a highway liable for the costs to the state.
5	Unlawful Protest	HB 94	Jan-18	Died	Jack Williams - R	Makes it a felony for a person otherwise enagaged in an illegal act to prevent a public speaking event.
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7		Alaska (1)
8	Highway Obstruction	HB 9	Jan-19	Pending	George Rauscher - R	Expands penalty for highway obstruction to a class B misdemeanor.
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10		Arizona (3)
11	Unlawful Protest/Riot	SB 1142	Jan-17	Died	Sonny Borrelli - R	Expands definition of riot and adds rioting to list of racketeering charges, allowing seizure of offenders' assets.
12	Concealing Identity	HB 2007	Jan-18	Passed	Jay Lawrence - R	Makes wearing a mask to avoid identification during an offense an aggravating circumstance. Original legislation made wearing a mask a felony.	In response to masked protesters at August 2017 Trump rally
13	Unlawful Protest/Riot; Concealing identity	SB 1033	Jan-18	Died	John Kavanagh - R	Prescribes higher penalties for a person convicted of participating in an unlawfully assembly or riot if they have hidden their identity.
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15		Arkansas (3)
16	Unlawful Protest/Riot	SB 550	Mar-17	Vetoed	Trent Garner - R	Introduces "unlawful mass picketing" as a class A misdemeanor. Defines as demonstrations which block public roads, railways and airports or the entry to a place of work or private residence.
17	Unlawful Protest/Riot; Costs on Protesters	HB 1578	Apr-17	Passed	Kim Hammer - R	Introduces penalties for interfering or obstructing with first responders, and allows for civil action to be brought against those engaging in rioting or disorderly conduct who interfere with emergency medical personnel or first responders.
18	Highway Obstruction	HB 1898	Mar-19	Died	Lee Johnson - R	Makes it a class A misdemeanor to block public roads, railways and airports or the entry to a place of work, school or private residence.
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20		Colorado (2)
21	Critical Infrastructure	SB 17-035	Jan-17	Died	Jerry Sonnenberg, Jon Becker - R	Classifies obstructing or tampering with oil and gas equipment as a class 6 felony instead of a class 2 misdemeanor.
22	Unlawful protest	SB 18-264	Apr-18	Died	Bob Gardner, Paul Lundeen - R	Prohibits public school teachers from participating in protests that support a teachers' strike. Requires teachers in violation to be immediately terminated without a hearing.	In response to April 2018 planned Colorado teacher strike
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24		Florida (1)
25	Highway Obstruction; Shields public or private actors	SB 1096/HB 1419	Feb-17	Died	George Gainer - R	Makes obstructing traffic during an unauthorized protest a second degree misdemeanor. Absolves from liability any driver who unintentionally injures or kills such a protester, and places the burden of proof on the protester.	In response to January 2017 anti-Trump protesters in Miami who blocked I-95
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27		Georgia (3)
28	Critical Infrastructure	SB 1	Jan-17	Died (but bulk of text passed as part of HB 452	Bill Cowsert - R	Creates expansive definition of domestic terrorism that includes disabling critical infrastructure and causing major economic loss with the intent of changing public policy, with correspondingly heavy jail time.
29	Highway Obstruction	SB 160	Feb-17	Passed (but with relevant provision removed)	Tyler Harper, David Shafer, Jeff Mullis, Greg Kirk, Bill Cowsert - R	Increases penalties for intentionally or recklessly blocking any highway, street, sidewalk, or other passage by making it an aggravated misdemeanor.
30	Critical Infrastructure	HB 452	Feb-17	Passed (with bulk of SB 1 text included	Jesse Petrea - R (SB 1 provision inserted by Bill Cowsert - R)	Includes almost identical language to previously rejected SB 1, vastly expanding the definition of domestic terrorism.	SB1 died but provisions were added to HB452 which passed
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32		Idaho (1)
33	Critical Infrastructure	SB 1090	Feb-19	Died	Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee	Adds to existing law to provide for the crimes of impeding critical infrastructure and trespass.
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35		Illinois (3)
36	Critical Infrastructure	HB 1633	Jan-19	Pending	Jay Hoffman - D	Defines critical infrastructure to include pipelines. Creates felony charges of criminal damage and criminal trespass to critical infrastructure.
37	Unlawful Protest/Riot	SB 1486	Feb-19	Pending	Paul Schimpf - R	Expands hate crime statute to include crimes against police officers, firefighters and emergency services personnel.
38	Critical Infrastructure	HB 3190	Mar-19	Pending	John Connor - D	Defines critical infrastructure to include pipelines. Makes flying a drone over critical infrastructure a class A misdemeanor.
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40		Indiana (3)
41	Shield public or private actors	SB 285	Jan-17	Died	James Tomes, Andy Zay - R	Requires local officials to promptly instruct police to break up mass traffic obstructions by "any means necessary."
42	Concealing Identity	SB 78	Jan-19	Died	Jack Sandlin - R	Creates additional penalties for committing a public order offense while wearing a mask or face covering.
43	Critical Infrastructure; Costs on protesters	SB 471	Jan-19	Passed	Eric Koch, Michael Crider - R	Creates various felonies for offenses of criminal infrastructure facility trespass and critical infrastructure facility mischief, with pipelines included in definition of infrastructure facilities. Imposes large fines and civil liability for those conspiring with offenders.
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45		Iowa (3)
46	Highway Obstruction	SF 111/SF 2222	Jan-17	Died	Jake Chapman - R	Prohibits intentionally blocking the movement of traffic on highways.	In response to protesters who blocked I-80 in Iowa City after November 2016 election
47	Critical Infrastructure	SF 2235	Feb-18	Passed	Senate Judiciary Committee	Defines critical infrastructure to include oil and gas facilities. Creates class B felony of critical infrastructure sabotage, for conducting an unauthorized and overt act intended to cause interruption or impairment of critical infrastructure.	In response to protests against Iowa section of Dakota Access Pipeline over previous two years
48	Highway Obstruction	SF 286	Feb-19	Pending	Jake Chapman, Jerry Behn - R	Prohibits intentionally blocking the movement of traffic on highways.	In response to protesters who blocked I-80 in Iowa City after November 2016 election
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50		Kentucky (4)
51	Concealing Identity	HB 488	Feb-17	Died	Jim Gooch - R	Deems a person guilty of masking if they intentionally cover a portion of their face during a demonstration for the purposes of escaping identification during the commission of a crime.
52	Concealing Identity	BR 175	Aug-17	Died (folded into HB 53)		Creates new penalties for wearing masks or protective gear, or carrying a weapon near a public protest
53	Concealing Identity; Highway obstruction; Shields public or private actors	HB 53	Jan-18	Died	Wesley Morgan - R	Makes it a class B misdemeanor to disrupt a public protest by wearing an item that covers the face and makes obstruction or interference with traffic a class A misdemeanor, and shields a driver of a motor vehicle from liability if he hits a person who is interfering with traffic.
54	Critical Infrastructure	HB 238	Feb-19	Died	Jim Gooch - R	Expands definition of key infrastructure assets. Revises crime of trespass upon key infrastructure assets to include flying a drone over such facilities, as well as increasing penalties for trespass.	No protests, but Gooch shouted out No DAPL protests in other states. Maybe more insidious, this bill comes after a deadly explosion at a pipeline plant in KY.
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56		Louisiana (1)
57	Critical Infrastructure	HB 727	Mar-18	Passed	Major Thibaut - D	Redefines critical infrastructure to include pipelines and criminalizes unauthorized entry and damage.	In response to Bayou Bridge pipeline protests.
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59		Massachusetts (13)
60	Highway Obstruction	H 1336	Jan-15	Died	Colleen Garry - D	Creates crime of manslaughter caused by reckless disregard of life while protesting or blocking highways or roadway access.	In response to January 2015 Black Lives Matter protest blocking I-93 near Boston
61	Highway Obstruction	H 1672	Jan-15	Died	Timothy Whelan - R	Creates criminal and civil penalties for blocking traffic.	In response to January 2015 Black Lives Matter protest blocking I-93 near Boston
62	Highway Obstruction	H 3453	Jan-15	Died	Walter Timilty - D	Creates punishment of imprisonment for up to 10 years for obstruction of highways.	In response to January 2015 Black Lives Matter protest blocking I-93 near Boston
63	Highway Obstruction	S 1869	Apr-15	Died	Richard Ross - R	Increases penalties for highway trespass.	In response to January 2015 Black Lives Matter protest blocking I-93 near Boston
64	Highway Obstruction	H 807	Jan-17	Died	Colleen Garry - D	Adds preventing highway access to an emergency vehicle to a list of actions which constitute attempted murder.
65	Highway Obstruction	H 808	Jan-17	Died	Colleen Garry - D	Creates crime of manslaughter caused by reckless disregard of life while protesting or blocking highways or roadway access.
66	Highway Obstruction	S 982	Jan-17	Died	Walter Timilty - D	Creates punishment of imprisonment for up to 10 years for obstruction of highways.
67	Highway Obstruction	S 1976	Jan-17	Died	Richard Ross - R	Increases penalties for highway trespass.
68	Highway Obstruction	H 916	Jun-17	Died	David Nangle - D	Increases penalties for anyone who intentionally blocks or obstructs traffic.
69	Highway Obstruction	H 1428	Jan-19	Pending	Colleen Garry - D	Makes the act of intentionally blocking or preventing others from accessing a public road while protesting punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
70	Concealing Identity	H 1588	Jan-19	Pending	Donald Wong - R	Commands the immediate dispersal of five or more people wearing masks or other facial disguises, under penalty of arrest.
71	Highway Obstruction	H 3284	Jan-19	Pending	Colleen Garry - D	Creates crime of manslaughter caused by reckless disregard of life while protesting or blocking highways or roadway access.
72	Highway Obstruction	S 1036	Mar-19	Pending	Walter Timilty - D	Punishes anyone who commits or attempts to commit any act on a limited access or express state highway that obstructs or blocks the normal movement of traffic.
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74		Michigan (1)
75	Costs on Protesters	HB 4643	May-15	Died	Gary Glenn - R	Allows any person whose private property was subjected to a mass picket to file for injunctive relief.	In response to Fight for Fifteen and Enbridge 5 line protests
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77		Minnesota (10)
78	Costs on Protesters	HF 2892	Mar-16	Died	Nick Zerwas - R	Makes protesters liable for public safety costs if participating in an unlawful assembly.	In response to multiple Black Lives Matter protests in 2015
79	Highway Obstruction	HF 34	Jan-17	Died	Pat Garofalo - R	Increases penalties for obstructing emergency responders.	In response to Black Lives Matter protests that obstructed traffic
80	Costs on Protesters	HF 322	Jan-17	Died	Nick Zerwas - R	Allows governmental units to commence civil actions against protesters for the cost of policing unlawful assemblies.	In response to July 2016 Black Lives Matter protests that obstructed traffic on I-94
81	Highway Obstruction	HF 390	Jan-17	Vetoed	Nick Zerwas - R	Increases penalties associated with obstructing a road.	In response to July 2016 Black Lives Matter protests that obstructed traffic on I-94
82	Highway Obstruction	HF 55/SF 148	Jan-17	Died	Kathy Lohmer - R	Amends law to make obstruction of highway a gross misdemeanor.	In response to November 2015 and July 2016 Black Lives Matter protests that obstructed traffic on I-94
83	Highway Obstruction	SF 803	Feb-17	Vetoed	Warren Limmer - R	Makes it a gross misdemeanor for any person to obstruct traffic.
84	Highway Obstruction	HF 1066/SF 918	Feb-17	Died	Kathy Lohmer - R	Creates misdemeanor penalty of obstructing a highway.	In response to November 2015 and July 2016 Black Lives Matter protests that obstructed traffic on I-94
85	Critical Infrastructure	SF 3463	Mar-18	Vetoed	Paul Utke - R	Creates civil liability for protesting on property where critical infrastructure is located and creates vicarious liability.	In response to October 2016 protests surrounding Eldridge Pipeline
86	Highway Obstruction	SF 1463	Feb-19	Pending	Bill Ingelbrigtsen - R	Increases penalties for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic.
87	Critical Infrastructure	SF 2011	Mar-19	Pending	Paul Utke - R	Creates new potential penalties for trespass/damage of pipelines, utilities, and critical public service facilities.	In response to February 2019 protest against Eldridge Pipeline
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89		Mississippi (3)
90	Highway Obstruction	SB 2730	Jan-17	Died	Angela Burks Hill - R	Increases penalties for obstructing any public road or highway, with malicious obstruction a felony.
91	Highway Obstruction	SB 2474	Jan-19	Died	Angela Burks Hill - R	Increases penalties for obstructing any public road or highway, with malicious obstruction a misdemeanor.
92	Critical Infrastructure	SB 2754/HB 1336	Jan-19	Died	Sally Doty - R	Creates felony and misdemeanor offenses of critical infrastructure trespass and impeding critical infrastructure. Includes pipelines in definition of critical infrastructure facility. Organizations aiding offenders subject to large fines.
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94		Missouri (8)
95	Concealing Identity	HB 179	Jan-17	Died	Don Phillips - R	Creates crime of concealing a person's identity while engaging in unlawful assembly.	In response to 2014 Ferguson protests
96	Highway Obstruction	HB 826	Feb-17	Died (became HB 2145)	Nick Marshall - R	Creates the offense of unlawful traffic interference.
97	Highway Obstruction	SB 813	Jan-18	Died	Jeanie Riddle - R	Imposes steeper penalties, including jail time, for protesters who block highways or emergency medical vehicles.
98	Highway Obstruction	HB 1259	Jan-18	Died	Nick Schroer - R	Criminalizes protests that block traffic as unlawful traffic interference and provides for harsh penalties.	In response to October 2017 Black Lives Matter protest that blocked traffic on I-64.
99	Highway Obstruction	HB 2145	Jan-18	Died	Nick Marshall - R	Creates crime of unlawful traffic interference.
100	Highway Obstruction	HB 288	Jan-19	Died	Nick Schroer - R	Expands definition of unlawful assembly and creates crime of unlawful traffic interference.	In response to October 2017 Black Lives Matter protest that blocked traffic on I-64