Indiana Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibited crowd control practices. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using a kinetic energy projectile or a chemical agent to disperse a lawful: (1) assembly; (2) demonstration; (3) protest; or (4) other gathering of people. Specifies certain requirements concerning the use of kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents when dispersing unlawful: (1) assemblies; (2) demonstrations; (3) protests; or (4) other gatherings of people. Prohibits the deliberate targeting of a person's head or neck when using or deploying a kinetic energy projectile or a chemical agent. Prohibits the use of a kinetic energy projectile or chemical agent for curfew enforcement purposes. Defines certain terms.

Prohibited crowd control practices.

Sen. Eddie Melton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2021-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Melton

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/391/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/0/1/8/4018a179/SB0391.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/c/8/9/ac89700a/SB0391.01.INTR.FN001.pdf