SB 263: Religious activities as essential services
The right to exercise one’s faith, including the freedom to hold and attend worship services, is among our most fundamental rights.
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The right to exercise one’s faith, including the freedom to hold and attend worship services, is among our most fundamental rights.
In 2020, the Indiana legislature passed a measure that prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to have a device implanted or otherwise incorporated into their body as a condition of employment.
SB 311 outlines weak use-of-force language and expands officer protections when using force. This bill would establish more protections for police officers, rather than enacting strong use-of-force policies. SB 311 does not address policies needed to end police violence, but rather moves in the o
The following bills would prohibit or limit decreasing local police department budgets. These pieces of legislation emphasize how reducing law enforcement budgets will reduce public safety, while we know that more policing does not equate to less crime.
SB 198 broadly expands "rioting" laws in Indiana and establish additional penalties regarding protests, obstruction of traffic, and curfew violations. It would discourage release on bail in some instances for charges during what the law defines broadly as an "unlawful assembly."
This bill takes significant steps to protect people and ensure accountability against police violence.