SB 342 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE.

Summary
Prohibits defendants from claiming that discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of a victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation resulted in extreme mental or emotional disturbance sufficient to reduce a charge of murder to a charge of manslaughter unless the other circumstances of a defendant's explanation are already sufficient to reasonably find extreme mental or emotional disturbance.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
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Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Jan 22, 2019
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Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC.
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Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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