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SB 588: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

GENERAL BILL by Rader

Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of the victim; expanding grounds for reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on a disability of the victim, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/20/2017 Senate • Filed
11/2/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 47
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/6/2018 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 295
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 296
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice