Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Summary
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as criminal offense or to mitigate severity of offense.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rita Harris
DDemocratic
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