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 defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 10, 2023
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Oct 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Oct 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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