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
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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3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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
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HB 655, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/15/2019 at 1:42 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 940 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Rader Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice 
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)