Text of IN HB 1088 (2024)
Bias crimes.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1088
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 10-13-3-1.
Synopsis: Bias crimes. Adds gender identity to the definition of "bias
crime".
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Pack
January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
2024
IN 1088—LS 6462/DI 107
Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1088
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
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SECTION 1. IC 10-13-3-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. As used in this
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chapter, "bias crime" means an offense in which the person who
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commits the offense knowingly or intentionally:
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(1) selected the person who was injured; or
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(2) damaged or otherwise affected property;
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by the offense because of the color, creed, disability, national origin,
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race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation of the injured
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person or of the owner or occupant of the affected property or because
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the injured person or owner or occupant of the affected property was
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associated with any other recognizable group or affiliation.
2024
IN 1088—LS 6462/DI 107