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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/30/2021 at 5:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1471 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Smith Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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  • SB 718, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2021 at 2:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1471 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Smith Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    662326 - Amendment
    Delete line 33 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Book)     		3/29/2021
    8:44 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/30/2021     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/30/2021 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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