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SB 374: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

GENERAL BILL by Book

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Citing this act as the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act”; providing legislative findings; defining terms; prohibiting individuals from using a nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as a defense to a criminal offense, to excuse or justify the conduct of an individual who commits a criminal offense, or to mitigate the severity of a criminal offense, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/28/2021 Senate • Filed
    10/13/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 22
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 21
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 374, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/28/2021 at 2:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 205 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Smith Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    900.06 Page 1 (pdf)

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