HB94 Summary

• Prohibits a person from preventing or attempting to prevent another person from making a public speech on public property through any independently unlawful act based on the content of the speech.

• Defines "public speech" as a speech at an outdoor or indoor assembly that is permitted by the jurisdiction and has an attendance of not less than 50 people.

• Establishes violation of this prohibition as a Class B felony.

• Exempts the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding new or increased local expenditures because it defines a new crime.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.