Indiana Senate Bill 49 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-25 - Senator Gaskill added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Insurance & Financial Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Unlawful viewpoint discrimination. Provides that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for a financial institution or a governmental entity to refuse to do business with, or otherwise discriminate against, a person because the person supports or is engaged in the lawful commerce of firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. Provides an exemption with respect to certain practices engaged in by a financial institution for a legitimate business reason or to comply with the directive of a regulator. Provides for a civil cause of action for a person aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice. Provides that the attorney general may bring a civil action in the name of the state against a person believed to be engaging in, or to have previously engaged in, an unlawful discriminatory practice. Provides that if the attorney general prevails in such an action, the attorney general shall recommend to the governor the discontinuation of state business relations with any person found to have engaged in an unlawful discriminatory practice.

Unlawful viewpoint discrimination.

Sen. James Tomes [R]

Sen. Blake Doriot [R]

Sen. Jack Sandlin [R]

Sen. Mike Gaskill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-25	Senate	Senator Gaskill added as coauthor
2021-01-25	Senate	Senator Sandlin added as third author
2021-01-12	Senate	Senator Doriot added as second author
2021-01-04	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
2021-01-04	Senate	Authored by Senator Tomes

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/49/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/4/2/7/f427eb19/SB0049.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/c/a/d/bcada057/SB0049.01.INTR.FN001.pdf