Crime of residential protesting established.
HF 2809 establishes a new crime for protesting directly in front of or about a person's home (excluding homes used as businesses). It makes this a misdemeanor, escalating to a gross misdemeanor if the person has a prior conviction under this law or ignores court orders like protection orders. The bill specifically allows peaceful protests about community meetings or assemblies held at locations commonly used for public discussion. This law applies to residential properties only and takes effect August 1, 2025.
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Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2026
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Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
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1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Walter Hudson
RRepublican
Co
Bernie Perryman
RRepublican
Co
Bidal Duran
RRepublican
Co
Bobbie Harder
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Lawrence
RRepublican
Co
Dave Baker
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Gillman
RRepublican
Co
Erica Schwartz
RRepublican
Co
Harry Niska
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Dotseth
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Witte
RRepublican
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