The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 348 authored by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Freeman on crimes against public administration. The bill initially proposed to create new criminal causes of action and increase penalties for existing causes of action for taking certain actions against a member of public administrations.
The Committee took no testimony on this matter. The bill was amended to strip the current language and include criminal penalties for protesting outside the private residence of members of public administration. The amended bill passed 7-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/348