SB 940: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
GENERAL BILL by Rader ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Pizzo ; Taddeo
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of any person; specifying that the reclassification occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on the race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, advanced age, gender, or gender identity of any person, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/11/2019 Senate • Filed
2/19/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 105
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 105
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Criminal Justice
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SB 940, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2019 at 3:01 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 743 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Geller, Stark Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.085 Evidencing prejudice while committing offense; reclassification. Page 1 (pdf) 775.0863 Evidencing prejudice while committing offense against person with mental or physical disability; reclassification. Page 3 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 4 (pdf)