HB 1095 Indiana House · 2021 Regular Session

Trespassing and aggressive harassment.

Summary
Establishes the low barrier homeless task force. Provides that a person commits the offense of criminal trespass if: (1) the person, who does not have a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters or refuses to leave the property of another person after having been prohibited from entering or asked to leave the property by a law enforcement officer when the property is designated by a municipality or county enforcement authority to be an unsafe building or premises; or (2) the person knowingly or intentionally enters the property of another person after being denied entry by a court order that has been issued to the person or issued to the general public by conspicuous posting on or around the premises in areas where a person can observe the order when the property has been designated by a municipality or county enforcement authority to be an unsafe building or premises; unless the person has the written permission of the owner, the owner's agent, an enforcement authority, or a court to come onto the property for purposes of performing maintenance, repair, or demolition. Provides that an individual who harasses another person with the intent to obtain property from the other person commits aggressive harassment, a Class C misdemeanor. Defines "harasses". Repeals the chapter concerning panhandling.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Last action Feb 24, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 231: yeas 92, nays 2
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Moed) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors