HB 655: Offenses Evidencing Prejudice
GENERAL BILL by Geller ; Stark ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ausley ; Daley ; Eskamani ; Hart ; Hattersley ; Hogan Johnson ; Jones ; Slosberg ; Smith, C. ; Toledo ; Valdes
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of offenses to include prejudice based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification occurs if commission of offenses is based on prejudice towards any person on specified grounds; replaces term "mental or physical disability" with term "disability"; defines "disability."
Effective Date: 10/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/3/2019 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 54 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 54 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
