All states with legislation in 2022

Alabama

SB 17 & HB 21

“New penalties for protests near gas and oil pipelines.” [ICNL]

Status

Law. Signed by governor on 5/6/2022

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Business Council of Alabama (BCOA)

Support

Sources

Last updated on 06/10/2023

Florida

HB 11 & SB 1872

New penalties for disrupting law enforcement [ICNL]

Status

HB 11 died in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee on 3/14/2022.

SB 1872 died in the Senate Judiciary committee on 3/14/2022

Legislative budget bills could potentially include similar language.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

American First Works

 Kevin Marino Cabrera Mercury Public Affiars

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Orange County Sheriff

 Christopher L. Carmody, Christopher T. Dawson, and Katie Flury GrayRobinson PA

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Americans for Prosperity

 Lee J Dury and Phillip Suderman Americans for Prosperity

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Florida Police Benevolent Association

 Matt C. Puckett Florida Police Benevolent Association

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Florida State Fraternal Order of Police

 Lisa Henning Florida State Fraternal Order of Police

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Unified Sportsmen of Florida

 Marion P. Hammer Unified Sportsmen of Florida

Lobbying

Undisclosed

National Rifle Association

 Marion P. Hammer Unified Sportsmen of Florida

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

 Tabitha Gale Fazzino Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Lobbying

Undisclosed

City of Pembroke Pines (SB 1872)

 Lawrence J. Smith Lawrence J. Smith, P.A.

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Sources

Last updated on 13/04/2022

HB 1435 & SB 1954

Charging protest organizers for the costs of responding to a protest [ICNL]

Status

HB 1435 is now law, it was signed by the governor on 5/26/2022.

SB 1954 was laid on table on 3/4/2022 as HB 1435 advanced.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Florida League of Cities

 Jeffrey Branch Florida League of Cities

Testimony

Support

Orange County Sheriff

 Christopher L. Carmody, Christopher T. Dawson, Katie Flury, and Robert F. Stuart Jr. GrayRobinson PA

Lobbying

Undisclosed

City of Daytona Beach

 Thomas C. Hobbs, Evan J. Power, and David E. Ramba Ramba Consulting Group LLC

Lobbying

Undisclosed

City of Pembroke Pines

 Lawrence J. Smith Lawrence J. Smith, P.A.

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Sources

Last updated on 20/06/2022

HB 1571 & SB 1664

Prohibiting a person or persons from picketing or protesting before or about the residence or dwelling of any person with specified intent; providing criminal penalties, etc. [Legiscan]

Status

HB 1571 was signed into law by the Governor on 5/16/2022.

SB 1664 was laid on the table and replaced by HB 1571 on 3/4/2022.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Orange County Sheriff

 Christopher L. Carmody, Christopher T. Dawson, Katie Flury, and Robert F. Stuart, Jr. GrayRobinson PA

Lobbying

Support

Orange County Sheriff

 John Mina Orange County Sheriff

Lobbying and Testimony

Support

Florida Smart Justice Alliance

 Barney Biship Florida Smart Justice Alliance

Testimony

Support

NRA, Unified Sportsmen of Florida

 Marion Hammer National Rifle Association

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Sources

Last updated on 18/05/2022

Georgia

SB 171 & HB 289 (sub)

Restrictive permitting requirements, and heightened penalties for “unlawful assembly,” blocking traffic, and defacing property. [ICNL]

Status

Died in the House when the legislature adjourned on 4/4/2022, after the bill sponsor failed to attend a hearing scheduled for 3/24/2022. Passed the Senate on 3/15/2022. The original language in HB 289 was unrelated to protest. Toward the end of the 2021 legislative session, language from SB 171 was substituted for HB 289. SB 171 again became the favored bill again during the 2022 session. At least two sponsors of SB 171 were affiliated with law enforcement.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

No proponents in committee hearing.

Sources

Last updated on 20/10/2022

Massachusetts

H 1586

New penalties for protests that block roads [ICNL]

Status

No movement in 2022, carried over from 2021. Bill was not discussed in Joint Committee on the Judiciary hearing on 7/27/2021.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts

 Craig Hardy Richard MacKinnon Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts

Lobbying

Support

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts

 William S Cabral Tenax Strategies, Inc

Lobbying

Support

Commonwealth Care Alliance

 Claire Gilmore Daniel Cence Katrina Gaddis Boston Strategic Consulting, LLC

Lobbying

Neutral

Sources

Last updated on 12/04/2022

Nebraska

LB 111

Broad New Penalties For “Riot”-Related Offenses And Disruptive Protests [ICNL]

Status

Dead, expired at end of 2021-2022 legislative session.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Lancaster County Department of Corrections

 Brad Johnson

Testimony

Support

Lincoln Police & Fire Chaplain

 Robin Calcara

Testimony

Support

Omaha Police Officers Association

 Anthony Conner

Public statement

Support

Sources

Last updated on 20/06/2022

Ohio

HB 109

Heightened penalties for blocking traffic and other conduct during protests, and new liability for organizations involved in protests. [ICNL]

Status

First hearing in Senate Judiciary Committee took place on 4/5/2022 after passing the House on 2/16/2022.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Attorney General’s Office

 Andrew Hopkins Ohio Attorney General

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Ohio Department of Public Safety

 Richard Fambro and Kevin D. Miller Ohio Department of Public Safety

Lobbying

Undisclosed

OCSEA AFSCME Local 11 (corrections officers union)

 Timothy Roberts Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA)

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association

 Anthony Brigano and W. Zachary Holzapfel Hicks Partners

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Ohio Governor’s Office

 Giles Allen and Dan McCarthy Ohio Governor's Office

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio

 Greg Bennett, William L. Byers IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, and Stephen Nielson Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio

Lobbying

Undisclosed

Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association

 Robert A. Cornwell Buckeye State Sheriff's Association

Testimony

Support

Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

 Michael Weinman Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

Testimony

Support

Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association

 Steve Kelly Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association

Testimony

Support

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

 Louis Tobin Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

Testimony

Support

Sources

Last updated on 20/05/2022

HB 22

New Penalties For Protesters Who “Taunt” Police. [ICNL]

Status

Passed by House on 6/25/2021. Referred to Senate Judiciary committee on 9/8/2021.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Ohio State Bar Association

 McKenzie K Davis The Success Group

Undisclosed

Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association

 Thomas Book By the Book Advisors

Undisclosed

Ohio Municipal League

 Edward L Albright Ohio Municipal League

Undisclosed

Attorney General’s Office

 Andrew Hopkins, Michael Rodgers Ohio Attorney General's Office

Undisclosed

Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, Inc

 Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson Byers, Minton and Associates

Undisclosed

Ohio Licensed Beverage Association

 Andrew W Herf, Joseph Hollabaugh Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick

Undisclosed

Department of Public Safety

 Kevin D Miller Undisclosed

Undisclosed

City of Columbus

 Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson, and Stephen Sayre Byers, Minton and Associates

Undisclosed

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

 Louis Tobin, Steve C. Hall Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

Support

Ohio State Highway Patrol

 Richard Fambro Ohio State Highway Patrol

Support

Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association

 McKenzie K Davis The Success Group

Undisclosed

Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association

 Mike Simpson, Robert A Cornwell Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association

Support

Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

 Michael Weinman Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

Support

Columbus Division of Police

 Thomas A. Quinlan Columbus Division of Police

Support

Sources

Last updated on 18/05/2022

SB 16

New Penalties For Protesters Who Block Traffic, and For Protest Funders and Organizers. [ICNL]

Status

Passed in Senate on 6/2/2021.

Third hearing in House Criminal Justice took place on 3/8/2022.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association

 Robert A Cornwell Buckeye State Sheriff's Association

Undisclosed

City of Columbus

 Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, Stephen Nielson, and Stephen Sayre

Undisclosed

City of Fairlawn

 Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Department of Public Safety

 Kevin D Miller

Undisclosed

Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

 Michael S Weinman Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio

Support

Northern Ohio Fire Fighters

 Sam Gmetro, Paul Kudlak and Christopher M Sinagra

Support

Ohio Ambulance and Medical Transportation Association

 Pete De La Porte, Nathan Aichele and Lauren Huddleston

Support

Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police

 Bruce Pijanowski, Abraham Jacob, Matthew G Kallner, and Hannah Yuhl

Support

Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters

 James P Carney, Thomas A Rave, and Michael Taylor

Undisclosed

Ohio Casino Control Commission

 Rick Anthony, McKinley E. Brown, William Cox, Jo Ann Davidson, Matthew Oyster, and Matthew Schuler

Undisclosed

Ohio Christian Alliance

 Christopher R Long Ohio Christian Alliance

Support

Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association

 James Price, Steve Agenbroad, Anne Beauch, Michelle M Fitzgibbon, and Robert Hakes

Support

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

 Steve C. Hall and Louis Tobin

Support

Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, Inc

 Gary Monto, Greg Bennett, William L Byers, IV, Evelyn Kennedy, Andrew Minton, and Stephen Nielson

Support

Association of Professional Towers – Ohio (APTO)

 Andrew W Herf and Joseph Hollabaugh

Undisclosed

Towing & Recovery Association of Ohio

 Joseph Hollabaugh

Undisclosed

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Ohio, Inc.

 Bridget E McAuliffe, C David Paragas, and Kevin Stanek

Undisclosed

Bellefontaine Chief of Police

 Brandon Standley Bellefontaine Chief of Police

Support

Ohio Municipal League

 Kent Scarrett, Edward L Albright and Thomas Wetmore Ohio Municipal League

Support

Sources

Last updated on 14/04/2022

SB 41

Charging protesters for the cost of property damage and the cost of law enforcement to respond to a protest. [ICNL]

Status

Second hearing took place in Senate Judiciary committee on 3/2/2021.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Ohio Association of Municipal Court Clerks

 Adam Hewit Government Solutions Group

Undisclosed

Ohio Utilities Protection Service

 Greg Bennett William L Byers, IV Andrew Minton Stephen Nielson Byers, Minton and Associates

Undisclosed

Ohio Christian Alliance

 Christopher R Long Ohio Christian Alliance

Undisclosed

Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters

 James P Carney Thomas A Rave Michael Taylor Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters

Undisclosed

Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

 Tyler Brown Annette Chambers-Smith Erin Froehlich Stephen Gray Joseph Gruber Stuart Hudson Cynthia Mausser Ashley Parriman Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Undisclosed

Department of Public Safety

 Kevin D Miller Undisclosed

Undisclosed

City of Columbus

 Greg Bennett William L Byers, IV Evelyn Kennedy Andrew Minton Stephen Nielson Stephen Sayre Byers, Minton and Associates

Undisclosed

Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association

 Robert A Cornwell Buckeye State Sheriff's Association

Undisclosed

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

 Steve C. Hall Louis Tobin Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association

Support

Sources

Last updated on 18/05/2022

Wisconsin

SB 296 & AB 279

Broad new definition of “riot.” [ICNL]

Status

Vetoed by governor on 3/31/2022.

Lobbyists

Client Lobbyist Employer Testimony Position

Americans for Prosperity

Neutral

Badger State Sheriffs’ Association

 Catherine McDermott

Support

Wisconsin Professional Police Association

Support

Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association

 Catherine McDermott

Support

Sources

Last updated on 07/11/2022