HB 205: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
GENERAL BILL by Smith, C. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Benjamin ; Tant
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/28/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/6/2021 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/12/2022 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | House |
• Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
