After easing up and leading community organizers to believe anti-protest legislation was a no-go, legislators snuck an amendment into SB 187 with no warning to the public.
SB 187 would enhance criminal penalties for protesting and ultimately chill Hoosiers’ free speech. It would punish communities as a whole by withholding discretionary funding for public services, including schools and parks, if localities fail to take strict action against protesters. In addition, this bill demands that public safety resources be used to protect property and monuments instead of prioritizing our communities.
Tell Speaker Huston to stop this anti-First Amendment bill.
