SB 156: 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”; 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 an individual’s conduct, or to mitigate the severity of an offense, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 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 10/10/2023 Senate • Filed
10/17/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice
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SB 156, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/10/2023 at 4:13 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 137 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Harris Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 900.06 Page 1 (pdf)