Offenses Evidencing Prejudice
Summary
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of offenses to include prejudice based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification occurs if commission of offenses is based on prejudice towards any person on specified grounds; replaces term "mental or physical disability" with term "disability"; defines "disability."
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 14, 2020
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Dec 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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