PEN America Anti-Protest Proposals 2020-2021

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1	Bill Category	Bill Name/State	Introduced	Status	Primary Sponsor	Description	Modeled After?
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3		Alabama (5)
4	Kitchen Sink	HB 133	Feb-21	Pending	Chip Brown - R	Introduces severe penalties for assaulting first responders, and includes the same punishments for individuals committing criminal acts in a group with "common intention," regardless of whether the individual committed the assault. Criminalizes damaging monuments (defined broadly so as to include Confederate memorials), making it a felony with severe criminal and civil penalties. Broadly defines the crime of riot. Increases criminal and civil penalties for riot and inciting to riot, establishes the crime of aggravated riot, and imposes strict bail conditions on the above offenses. Expands the crime of inciting to riot to include funding, or aiding or abetting, those engaged in riot, potentially ensnaring organizations or individuals that help protesters. Introduces broadly defined crime of "harassing communications." Bars state funds for and strips immunity from local governments that reduce police budgets. Bars anyone convicted of riot from holding public office. Defines riot-related crimes and monument damage as violent offenses.	Elements from Florida's Combatting Violence, Disorder and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act ("the Florida bill")
5	Shields Liability for Harm to Protesters	SB 155	Feb-21	Pending	Gerald Allen - R	Allows property owners to use deadly force against trespassers if the property is within 500 feet of an active riot.
6	Costs on Protesters	SB 152	Feb-21	Passed	Tim Melson - R	Allows municipalities in Lauderdale County to control where people protest and to charge large permit fees, including “the actual cost of cleanup,” “the actual cost of the use of law enforcement officers,” and “any other actual administrative cost incurred by the municipality.” Municipalities may prohibit spontaneous protests in public forums by mandating that protesters obtain permits in certain circumstances, including if the demonstration "will involve more than a certain number of individuals participating, as established by the municipality."
7	Kitchen Sink	HB 445	Feb-21	Pending; passed House Mar-21	Allen Treadaway - R	Creates a broad definition of the crime of riot, including minimum imprisonment times and civil liability. Expands definition of "inciting to riot" to include funding, aiding or abetting rioters, and imposes minimum imprisonment as well as civil liability. Creates new crimes of aggravated riot and unlawful traffic interference. Removes civil immunity for members of local governing bodies that defund law enforcement, and bars such local governments from receiving certain state funds.	Elements from the Florida bill
8	Critical Infrastructure	HB 516	Mar-21	Pending	Scott Stadthagen - R	Expands the definition of critical infrastructure to include pipelines and mining operations. Expands definition of "person" to include nonprofit organizations. Creates felony crime of interrupting or interfering with critical infrastructure.
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10		Arizona (3)
11	Kitchen Sink	HB 2309	Jan-21	Pending	Bret Roberts - R	Increases penalties to a felony for actions taken during a violent or disorderly assembly, such as highway obstruction, aiming a laser pointer at a police officer or airplane, criminal damage, or "abuse of venerated objects." Mandates 12-hour jail time for anyone arrested for violent or disorderly assembly, unless a judge rules otherwise. Anyone convicted of violent or disorderly assembly would lose public benefits and be ineligible to hold any state or local government job.	Elements from the Florida bill
12	Kitchen Sink	HB 2485	Jan-21	Died	Frank Carroll - R	Increases penalties to a felony for actions taken during a violent or disorderly assembly, including recklessly damaging property, aiming a laser pointer at a police officer, highway obstruction, committing a "public nuisance," abuse of venerated objects, and using fireworks. Bars those convicted from receiving public benefits or government employment.	Elements from the Florida bill
13	Unlawful Protest/Riot; Highway/Traffic Obstruction	SB 1784	Feb-21	Pending	Wendy Rogers - R	Increases penalties for unlawful assembly and riot. Makes obstructing a highway or public thoroughfare during an unlawful assembly or riot a class 6 felony.	Sponsor of the bill supported "Stop the Steal" efforts and promoted beliefs that the 2020 election was stolen.
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15		Arkansas (2)
16	Critical Infrastructure	HB1321	Jan-21	Passed	Jimmy Gazaway - R	Defines critical infrastructure to include oil and gas pipelines. Imposes penalties for criminal mischief and criminal trespass on such facilities. Criminal mischief of critical infrastructure would be a Class B felony, regardless of the amount of damage caused.
17	Kitchen Sink	HB1508	Feb-21	Passed	Karilyn Brown - R	Increases penalties for spitting on first responders, making it a felony if the offender is from another state. Increases penalties for graffiti and mailbox damage. Creates new misdemeanor crime of "unlawful possession of state property," defined as remaining on state grounds or in a state building after being told to leave by the authorities. Makes destroying or substantially damaging a government monument an "act of terrorism." Increases penalties for riot and inciting riot, making both offenses a Class D felony if the offender is from another state. Increases penalties for disorderly conduct when the offender "[d]isrupts or disturbs any lawful assembly, procession, or meeting of persons." Increases penalties for obstructing a highway or other public passage. Allows attorney general to investigate riot, aggravated riot, inciting riot, and obstructing a highway or other public passage. Requires anyone arrested for those offenses to be held for at least 12 hours without bail, unless a court deems it safe to release them earlier.	Elements from Tennessee's HB 8005 ("the Tennessee bill")
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19		Connecticut (1)
20	Unlawful Protest/Riot	HB 6455	Feb-21	Pending	Judiciary Committee; Steven Stafstrom co-sponsored - D	Increases penalties for obstructing the legislature.	Elements that appear inspired by the January 6th siege on the Capitol.
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22		Florida (1)
23	Kitchen Sink	HB 1/SB 484	Jan-21	Passed	Danny Burgess, Juan Fernandez-Barquin - R	Increases penalties for blocking traffic. Creates new misdemeanor crime of "mob intimidation." Makes destroying or demolishing a memorial (defined to include plaques, statues, flags or even structure names) a second degree felony. Creates an affirmative defense to civil liability when the plaintiff has been convicted of riot or unlawful assembly, allowing people to injure protesters with a degree of immunity. Makes municipal governments civilly liable for damages for failing to provide “reasonable law enforcement protection during a riot or unlawful assembly."
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25		Georgia (1)
26	Kitchen Sink	SB 171	Feb-21	Died	Randy Robertson - R	Increases penalties for unlawful assembly, including barring convicted protesters from holding state or local government jobs or employment benefits. Makes blocking a street or highway punishable by up to five years in prison, while absolving drivers who hit demonstrators of any criminal liability. Prohibits all protests without a permit, while also mandating burdensome permitting requirements. Makes defacing monuments punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Makes local governments liable for damages during insufficiently policed riots and unlawful assemblies.	Elements from the Florida bill
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28		Indiana (5)
29	Kitchen Sink	SB 34	Jan-21	Pending	James Tomes, Michael Crider - R	Bars anyone convicted of rioting from receiving public benefits. Strips immunity from government entities and employees who fail to enforce laws relating to unlawful assemblies. Allows seizure of property used to finance unlawful assemblies. Imposes strict bail conditions on anyone charged with unlawful assembly. Increases penalties for property damage when committed during an unlawful assembly. Makes obstructing traffic during an unauthorized protest a Level 5 felony. Increases prison sentencing options for committing battery during an lawful assembly. Bars from public employment anyone convicted of rioting. Bars local governments from defunding law enforcement agencies.	Elements from the Florida bill
30	Unlawful Protest/Riot	SB 96	Jan-21	Died	Ronald Grooms - R	Makes camping at the state capitol a misdemeanor. Expands definition of unlawful assembly, lowering the number of people involved from five to three and including "tumultuous conduct" that obstructs law enforcement or a government function.
31	Kitchen Sink	SB 187	Jan-21	Pending; passed House and Senate	Eric Koch, Aaron Freeman, Jack Sandlin - R	Mandates the state police to prioritize the investigation of damage to monuments, memorials, statues, and the state capitol. Bars state funding for local governments which fail to protect public monuments, memorials, and statues. Increases penalties for rioting, raising the offense from a Class A misdemeanor to a Level 6 felony if causing at least $750 in property damage.
32	Kitchen Sink	HB 1205	Jan-21	Pending	Wendy McNamara - R	Strips immunity from government entities and employees who fail to enforce laws relating to unlawful assemblies. Allows seizure of property used to finance crimes during "lawful or unlawful" protests. Makes camping on state capitol grounds a class A misdemeanor. Broadens the definition of unlawful assembly to include three people engaging in "tumultuous conduct." Makes tumultuous conduct a felony when participants are masked or it results in property damage. Bars local governments from defunding law enforcement agencies.	Elements from both the Florida and the Tennessee bills
33	Kitchen Sink	SB 198	Jan-21	Pending; passed Senate Feb-21	Michael Young - R	Gives the state attorney general the power to prosecute crimes committed during unlawful assemblies, should the local prosecutor fail to do so. Expands curfew powers to local officials confronting unlawful assemblies. Allows seizure of property used to finance crimes during unlawful assemblies. Imposes strict bail conditions relating to unlawful assembly. Creates misdemeanor offense of "enabling rioting" when one fails to immediately leave an unlawful assembly (or inform the police) when a crime is being committed. Makes financing an unlawful assembly up to a Level 5 felony.	Elements from an early draft of the Tennessee bill
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35		Iowa (4)
36	Highway Obstruction	HSB 142	Jan-21	Pending (became HF 430)	Jarad Klein - R	Makes obstructing any street, sidewalk, highway, or other public way a serious misdemeanor, This rises to an aggravated misdemeanor for doing so during an unlawful assembly, and a class D felony when during a riot.
37	Kitchen Sink	HF 251	Jan-21	Pending	Jon Jacobsen, Tom Jeneary, Sandy Salmon - R	Withholds state funds from any local government that reduces its police budget. Increases penalties for traffic obstruction, including organizing traffic obstruction. Grants immunity to drivers who hit protesters lacking a permit. Expands criminal mischief offense to include damaging or defacing monuments or statues. Increases penalties for blocking sidewalks, streets, or highways. Expands definitions and penalties for "violent or disorderly assembly" and looting. Any state or local government employee convicted of violent or disorderly assembly would be terminated.	Elements from the Florida bill
38	Kitchen Sink	SSB 1140	Feb-21	Pending	Governor Kim Reynolds - R	Bars local governments that reduce their police budgets from receiving state funds. Gives injured law enforcement officers the ability to seek civil damages from organizations. Includes pointing a laser at someone with intent to cause pain or injury under the crime of assault. Increases penalties for assault of law enforcement officers and staff. Creates new crime of bias-motivated harassment against law enforcement officers. Includes defacing or destroying monuments or statues in the definition of criminal mischief, with added civil liability for such damages. Increases penalties for joining or remaining in a riot or unlawful assembly. Increases penalties for obstructing a "street, sidewalk, highway, or other public way," with felony charges for doing so during a riot or unlawful assembly.	Elements from the Florida bill
39	Kitchen Sink	SF 534	Mar-21	Pending; passed Senate Mar-21	Judiciary Committee	Grants civil immunity to drivers who hit protesters demonstrating without a permit, unless it constitutes "reckless or willful misconduct." Includes pointing a laser at someone with intent to cause pain or injury under the crime of assault. Increases penalties for assault of law enforcement officers and staff. Includes defacing or destroying monuments or statues in the definition of criminal mischief, with added civil liability for such damages. Increases penalties for joining or remaining in a riot or unlawful assembly. Increases penalties for obstructing a "street, sidewalk, highway, or other public way," with felony charges for doing so during a riot or unlawful assembly. Some sections identical to the above SSB 1140.
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41		Kansas (1)
42	Critical Infrastructure	SB 172	Feb-21	Passed	Committee on Utilities	Creates broad definition of critical infrastructure, including oil and gas facilities. Introduces one new misdemeanor and three new felony charges related to critical infrastructure, as well as civil liability. Extends RICO charges to cover critical infrastructure offenses.
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44		Kentucky (3)
45	Kitchen Sink	HB 164	Jan-21	Died	Regina Huff, Kevin Bratcher, Brandon Reed - R	Increases penalties for spitting on a police officer. Imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences on anyone convicted of riot. Increases penalties for disrupting lawful meetings. Makes obstructing a highway a Class D felony when it impedes police or other emergency vehicles. Makes unlawful camping on state property a Class D felony. Makes criminal trespass against an elected official's home a Class D felony.	Elements from the Tennessee bill
46	Kitchen Sink	SB 211	Feb-21	Died	David Carroll - R	Allows the use of potentially deadly "defensive force" against intruders during a riot. Increases penalties for offenses committed during a riot. Bars anyone convicted of assault in the course of a riot from receiving public assistance benefits for up to one year. Makes aiming a light, laser or noisemaking device at a law enforcement officer assault in the fourth degree; when committed during a riot, the offense garners a minimum of six months' imprisonment and barring of public benefits for six months. Creates the new crime of unlawfully camping on state property, with increased penalties for doing so during a riot. Increases penalties for criminal mischief, resisting arrest and obstructing an emergency responder when the offenses are committed during a riot. Broadens the definition of riot and increases penalties, including the loss of public assistance benefits for up to six months. Expands the definition of disorderly conduct to include insulting or taunting police officers with offensive or derisive words, with new penalties for doing so during a riot. Increases penalties for obstructing a highway or public passage during a riot, including a minimum jail term of four years and revocation of public benefits for one year. Increases penalties for failure to disperse during a riot. Imposes minimum 48-hour jail time following arrest for variety of offenses committed during a riot. Strips local governments of immunity if they are "grossly negligent" in failing to prevent property damage during a riot.	Elements from both the Florida and Tennessee bills "Carroll told the Louisville Courier-Journal that the bill is a response to riots that broke out in many cities across the country last summer. Louisville was an epicenter for racial justice protests due to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in March 2020 during a raid of her home by Louisville police officers."
47	Unlawful Protest/Riot; Highway Obstruction	HB 564	Feb-21	Died	Steve Sheldon - R	Increases penalties for riot, including mandatory minimum sentences. Increases penalties for obstructing a highway or other public passage. Makes criminal trespass against government officials a Class D felony.
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49		Maryland (2)
50	Unlawful Protest/Riot	HB 198	Jan-21	Died	C.T. Wilson - D	Broadens the definition of disturbing the peace to include a wide array of circumstances, including making unreasonable noise, obstructing traffic, and disrupting lawful assemblies.
51	Highway Obstruction	HB 645	Jan-21	Pending	Steven Arentz - R	Makes obstructing highways, streets, or sidewalks punishable by up to three years in prison. Making "an unreasonably loud noise" on public streets would be punishable by up to 60 days in prison.
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53		Michigan (1)
54	Costs on Protesters	HB 6269	Sep-20	Died	Beau LaFave - R	Revokes public assistance benefits for one year from protesters who are charged with looting or vandalism in connection with civil unrest. If a protester has a child with them during the demonstration, the bill would also mandate a referral to child protective services.
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56		Minnesota (7)
57	Critical Infrastructure	HF 129	Jan-21	Pending	Paul Novotny - R	Makes anyone who trespasses upon critical infrastructure liable for damage caused. Extends this liability to include any person or entity who aided the trespasser. Identical to HF 3998 from 2020.
58	Critical Infrastructure	HF 254	Jan-21	Pending	Dale Lueck - R	Increases penalties for damage or trespass to a "critical public service facility." Reformulates statute to make nonprofit and other organizations liable. Nearly identical to SF 2011 from 2019.
59	Highway Obstruction	HF 303	Jan-21	Pending	Kurt Daudt - R	Increases penalties for obstructing highways or airport roads, or interfering with transit vehicles. Identical to SF 1463 from 2019.
60	Critical Infrastructure	SF 355	Jan-21	Pending	Andrew Mathews, Jason Rarick, Mark Johnson - R	Increases penalties for critical infrastructure trespass and property damage. Extends liability to any person or organization that assisted those convicted of trespass or damage. Makes tampering with equipment or impeding the operation of critical infrastructure a felony. Nearly identical to SF 3463 from 2018.
61	Costs on Protesters	HF 466	Jan-21	Pending	Eric Lucero - R	Makes anyone convicted of a criminal offense related to conduct at a protest ineligible for government aid, including student loans, unemployment benefits, food stamps, and medical assistance.
62	Critical Infrastructure	HB 1558	Feb-21	Pending	Shane Mekeland, Eric Lucero - R	Increases penalties for critical infrastructure trespass and property damage. Extends liability to any person or organization that assisted those convicted of trespass or damage. Makes tampering with equipment or impeding the operation of critical infrastructure a felony. Nearly identical to SF 3463 from 2018 (as well as SF 355 above).
63	Highway Obstruction	HF 1967/SF 1285	Mar-21	Pending	Paul Novotny, Brian Johnson, Tama Theis, Brian Daniels, John Poston - R	Increases penalties for obstructing highways or airport roads, or interfering with transit vehicles. Identical to SF 1463 from 2019 (as well as HF 303 above).
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65		Mississippi (4)
66	Kitchen Sink	HB 83	Jan-21	Died	Sam Mims - R	Increases penalties for unlawful assemblies. Imposes additional penalties on anyone who traveled from outside the state to participate in a violent or disorderly assembly, with minimum of three years' imprisonment. Criminalizes traffic obstruction during unpermitted protests. Provides immunity to drivers who injure or kill demonstrators at unpermitted protests. Makes it a felony to destroy or deface monuments or statues. Anyone guilty of the above is made ineligible for unemployment benefits and government employment. Strips immunity from local governments which fail to adequately police riots or disorderly assemblies, and bars state funds to municipalities that reduce their police budget. Increases penalties for looting and property damage. Extends racketeering provisions to violent assemblies. Allows business owners to kill looters.	Elements from the Florida bill, including an identical bill title
67	Shields Public or Private Actors	HB 763	Jan-21	Died	Becky Currie - R	Makes killing people in "defense of one's own business during a riot, any violent protest or looting" a justifiable homicide.
68	Highway Obstruction	SB 2283	Jan-21	Died	Chad McMahan - R	Criminalizes the obstruction of streets, roads, and highways during unpermitted protests, with mandatory minimum jail time of at least 25 days.
69	Kitchen Sink	SB 2374	Jan-21	Died	Angela Burks Hill - R	Broadly defines violent or disorderly assembly as a gathering of 10 people "who disobey or refuse to heed a lawful order to disburse [sic]." Increases penalties for violent or disorderly assembly, including for those who aid or abet offenders or who are from out of state. Criminalizes obstructing traffic during an unpermitted protest. Allows drivers attempting to "escape a mob" to injure or kill demonstrators at unpermitted protests. Criminalizes damaging monuments during a violent or disorderly assembly, with possibility of up to 10 years in prison. Makes anyone convicted under the act ineligible for government assistance programs, and requires offenders to pay back any assistance they received between their arrest and conviction. Terminates any public employees convicted of traffic obstruction. Imposes strict bail conditions. Strips local governments of immunity for not adequately policing violent or disorderly assemblies. Extends racketeering charges to violent or disorderly assemblies, traffic obstruction, and monument damage. Bars local governments that reduce police budgets from receiving state funds. Allows the seizure of vehicles involved in traffic obstruction or monument damage.	Elements from the Florida bill
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71		Missouri (5)
72	Highway Obstruction	SB 9	Jul-20	Died	Bill Eigel - R	Broadly defines unlawful assembly as "two or more persons who meet for the purpose of violating any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States." Creates the misdemeanor offense of unlawful traffic interference, with penalties rising to a class D felony for blocking an interstate highway, for multiple offenses and for blocking traffic as part of an unlawful assembly. Identical to HB 1259 from 2018 and HB 288 from 2019
73	Highway Obstruction	SB 26	Jan-21	Pending; passed Senate Feb-21	Bill Eigel - R	Broadly defines unlawful assembly as "two or more persons who meet for the purpose of violating any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States." Creates the misdemeanor offense of unlawful traffic interference, with penalties rising to a class D felony for blocking an interstate highway, for multiple offenses and for blocking traffic as part of an unlawful assembly. The traffic interference portion of the bill is identical to HB 1259 from 2018, HB 288 from 2019 and SB 9 from 2020.
74	Shields Public or Private Actors	HB 56	Jan-21	Pending	Adam Schnelting - R	Allows drivers fleeing "an unlawful or riotous assemblage" to injure or kill pedestrians.
75	Kitchen Sink	SB 66	Jan-21	Pending	Rick Brattin - R	Bars local governments from receiving state funds if they reduce the police budget. Makes local government employees convicted of unlawful assembly or riot ineligible for non-salary benefits such as health insurance, vacation days, sick leave, and disability, retirement, and death benefits. Absolves drivers who hit protesters of liability (unlike some other bills, this legislation includes all protests and demonstrations, regardless of legality). Strips governments of immunity for not adequately policing unlawful assemblies. Denies bail for a variety of offenses related to unlawful assembly/riot. Allows individuals to use deadly force against anyone participating in an unlawful assembly who enters private property. Increases penalties for assaulting police officers. Makes traffic obstruction during an unlawful assembly a class D felony. Makes financially supporting rioters a class E felony. Criminalizes vandalizing public monuments or structures.	Elements from the Florida bill
76	Highway Obstruction	HB 1441	Mar-21	Pending	Nick Schroer - R	Broadly defines unlawful assembly as "two or more persons who meet for the purpose of violating any of the criminal laws of this state or of the United States." Creates the misdemeanor offense of unlawful traffic interference, with penalties rising to a class D felony for blocking an interstate highway, for multiple offenses and for blocking traffic as part of an unlawful assembly. Identical to HB 1259 from 2018, HB 288 from 2019, and SB 9 from 2020.
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78		Montana (1)
79	Critical Infrastructure	HB 481	Feb-21	Pending; passed House and Senate	Steve Gunderson - R	Broadly defines critical infrastructure facility to include oil and gas installations. Creates new crimes related to trespassing upon a critical infrastructure facility. Anyone who "willfully damages, destroys, vandalizes, defaces, or tampers with equipment in a critical infrastructure facility" could face felony charges imposing up to 30 years in prison and a $150,000 fine. Subjects any organization conspiring with a trespasser to 10 times the fine imposed on the offender. Imposes civil liability on any trespasser, or on any person or entity who aids them.
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81		Nebraska (1)
82	Unlawful Protest/Riot; Highway Obstruction	LB111	Jan-21	Pending	Joni Albrecht - R	Increases penalties for assaulting pregnant public safety officers. Increases penalties for criminal mischief against government property or the property of police officers and elected officials. Increases penalties for vandalizing monuments or statues, including civil damages. Increases fines for assaulting public safety officers and healthcare professionals. Criminalizes aiming a laser pointer at public safety officers. Expands the definition of riot and increases penalties. Criminalizes obstructing a "public way," including highways, streets, sidewalks, elevators, aisles, and hallways. Denies bail for obstructing a police officer or crimes associated with riot.
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84		Nevada (1)
85	Kitchen Sink	AB168	Feb-21	Died	Jim Wheeler, John Ellison, Jill Dickman, Philip P.K. O'Neill, Robin Titus, Pete Goicoechea, James Settelmeyer - R	Increases penalties for assaulting an officer during a riot. Increases penalties for battery during a riot. Increases penalties for harassment at a place of public accommodation during a riot. Makes it a felony to provide material support used to disturb the peace or engage in unlawful assembly, rout, or riot. Makes it a felony for seven or more people to gather to disturb the peace or commit an unlawful assembly, rout, or riot. Makes property destruction during a riot a felony. Increases penalties for vandalizing school, religious, and cemetery property during a riot. Extends racketeering charges to include disturbing the peace, unlawful assembly, rout, and riot. Grants civil immunity to drivers who hit or kill pedestrians blocking a street. Makes it a felony to block a street, road, or alley while disturbing the peace or engaged in unlawful assembly, rout, and riot.	Elements from the Florida bill
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87		New Hampshire (1)
88	Shields Public or Private Actors	HB 197	Jan-21	Pending; passed House Feb-21	Michael Yakubovich, David Binford, Tony Lekas, Aidan Ankarberg, Judy Aron, Jennifer Rhodes, Tony Piemonte, Max Abramson - R	Allows drivers to use deadly force against anyone "likely to use unlawful force" in commission of a felony. Allows drivers or homeowners to use deadly force against anyone "likely to use unlawful force" in commission of a riot.
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90		New Jersey (2)
91	Kitchen Sink	A 4991	Nov-20	Pending	Edward Thompson, Sean Kean - R	Increases penalties for several offenses when committed in the course of a riot, including property damage, highway obstruction, and desecration of public monuments, and mandates a six-month jail sentence for throwing objects at police officers. Creates the offense of “promotion of violent, disorderly assembly,” for conspiring to organize or finance criminal activity at a riot or protest.	Elements from the Florida bill, and explicitly references DeSantis' proposal
92	Kitchen Sink	S 3261	Dec-20	Pending	Anthony Bucco - R	Expands definition of riot. Increases penalties for obstructing traffic in the course of a riot or disorderly conduct. Increases penalties for desecrating or toppling monuments during a riot. Increases penalties for assault during a riot. Creates crime of promotion of violent, disorderly assembly.	Elements from the Florida bill, and explicitly references DeSantis' proposal
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94		New York (3)
95	Unlawful Protest/Riot	S8575	Jun-20	Died	Diane Savino - D	Original bill creates the felony offense of “travel to riot,” increasing penalties for non-New Yorkers who come to the state and are found guilty of riot or incitement to riot.
96	Unlawful Protest/Riot	S8974	Sep-20	Died	Andrew Lanza - R	Increases penalties for crimes associated with riot, making riot in the second degree and “inciting to riot” class E felonies instead of misdemeanors.
97	Unlawful Protest/Riot	A05121	Feb-21	Pending	Michael Reilly - R	Increases penalties for riot and inciting to riot, making riot in the second degree and inciting to riot class E felonies instead of class A misdemeanors. Increases penalties for burglary and arson when engaged in or inciting a riot.
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99		North Carolina (2)
100	Civil Liability	SB 238	Mar-21	Pending	David Craven - R	Subjects local governments to liability for preventing law enforcement from policing public demonstrations.