Offenses Evidencing Prejudice
Summary
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of offenses to include acts based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; provides that it is essential element of certain offense that defendant perceived, knew, or had reasonable grounds to know or perceive that person was included in certain class of person; specifies that reclassification of certain offense must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on disability of any person; reclassifies certain offenses committed against person with disability; expands data Governor is required to collect & disseminate to include specified incidents.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mitch Rosenwald
DDemocratic
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