Indiana Senate Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bias crimes. Requires law enforcement officers to receive training in identifying, responding to, and reporting bias motivated crimes in which the person who committed a criminal offense selected the victim who was injured or whose property was damaged because of the individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. Allows an individual who suffers a personal injury or property damage because of a criminal offense or delinquent act to bring a civil action to recover damages, including punitive damages, if the person who committed the criminal offense or delinquent act that

Bias crimes. Requires law enforcement officers to receive training in identifying, responding to, and reporting bias motivated crimes in which the person who committed a criminal offense selected the victim who was injured or whose property was damaged because of the individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. Allows an individual who suffers a personal injury or property damage because of a criminal offense or delinquent act to bring a civil action to recover damages, including punitive damages, if the person who committed the criminal offense or delinquent act that

Sen. Greg Taylor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-07	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
2016-01-07	Senate	Authored by Senator Taylor

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/261/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/a/b/8/aab866ac/SB0261.01.INTR.pdf