CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-IMMIGRATION
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes, as a hate crime, the commission of the specified criminal acts against a person because of the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of the person. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Removes immediate effective date provision.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Signed Aug 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021 · House May 27, 2021
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 2, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jacqueline Y. Collins
DDemocratic
P
Theresa Mah
DDemocratic
Co
AO
Aarón Ortíz
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
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