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CS/SB 194: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cruz ; Polsky

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; specifying that the reclassification of a certain crime occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on a disability of any person; expanding the data the Governor is required to collect and disseminate to include incidents of criminal acts that evidence prejudice based on gender, gender identity, or disability, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/7/2020 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2020 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 51
    2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/16/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 178
    2/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/18/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 175
    • Now in Appropriations
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 51
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 166
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 194, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2021 at 8:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 Offenses Evidencing Prejudice Geller Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    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)
    877.19 Hate Crimes Reporting Act. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 194, Original Filed Version Posted 12/7/2020 at 8:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 Offenses Evidencing Prejudice Geller Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    332962 - Amendment
    Between lines 97 and 98 insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Berman)     		2/15/2021
    9:01 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/16/2021 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    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)

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