CRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Prohibits a person from engaging in picketing at the residence or dwelling of an individual (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
This bill prohibits individuals from picketing directly in front of a person's home or dwelling, specifically within fifty feet of the property. It updates existing laws to clarify that the restriction applies to the immediate vicinity of a residence rather than a broader area nearby. The legislation also expands the scope to include situations where the picketing interferes with an individual's control over their property or use of their home. These changes aim to provide clearer legal boundaries for what constitutes prohibited picketing behavior near private residences.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 18, 2024
Signed Jun 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · House Apr 9, 2024
How they voted
24–11
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 20, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Nay
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 72, nays 14, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 11 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 15, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kellee Hennessy
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Billings
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Emily Chenevert
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Jason DeWitt
RRepublican
Co
Julie Emerson
RRepublican
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