House Passes Hate Crime Legislation

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INDIANAPOLIS  — The Indiana House has approved hate crimes legislation that doesn’t specifically list gender identity, age or gender among its protected traits.

The House vote came one day after the chamber unexpectedly adopted hate crimes language in an amended, unrelated bill.

House members voted 57-39 Tuesday to advance the bill. The Senate must either agree to the changes made by the House or send it on to a joint House-Senate conference committee to resolve any differences.