CS/SB 718: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Citing this act as the “Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defense 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 the conduct of the individual who commits a criminal offense, or to mitigate the severity of a criminal offense, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/21/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/28/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 88 |
| 3/2/2021 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 88 |
| 3/25/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 3/30/2021 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 343 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 4/1/2021 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 349 |
| 4/2/2021 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary |
| 4/30/2021 | Senate |
• Died in Judiciary |
