Introduced
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To give local governments the authority to require a permit to demonstrate or protest on public property outside of any funeral home, church, cemetery, or any other location at which a funeral service or memorial service is being held. A local ordinance could prohibit holding a political demonstration within 500 feet of a funeral or burial service, making any statement or gesture intended to intimidate, threaten, or harass a person involved in a funeral or burial service; or engage in any other conduct that would disturb, disrupt, or adversely affect a funeral or burial service.
Referred to the Committee on Local, Urban, and State Affairs
Referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
To give local governments the authority to require a permit to demonstrate or protest on public property outside of any funeral home, church, cemetery, or any other location at which a funeral service or memorial service is being held. A local ordinance could prohibit holding a political demonstration within 500 feet of a funeral or burial service, making any statement or gesture intended to intimidate, threaten, or harass a person involved in a funeral or burial service; or engage in any other conduct that would disturb, disrupt, or adversely affect a funeral or burial service.
Referred to the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs and Homeland Security
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To extend the original bill's authorization of local regulation and permit requirements for funeral demonstrations near a church to also apply to a synagogue, mosque, any other place of worship where a funeral is underway.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 99 to 1 (details)
Motion
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To give the bill immediate effect.
The motion passed 99 to 1 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which extended the potential church demonstration permit and regulation requirement to also apply to a synagogue, mosque, any other place of worship where a funeral is underway.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
