SB 308: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
GENERAL BILL by Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Polsky ; Stewart ; Book
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include acts of prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of any person; specifying that the reclassification occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on the race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, advanced age, gender, or gender identity of any person; replacing the term “mental or physical disability” with the term “disability”; defining the term “disability”; expanding the data the Governor is required to collect and disseminate to include incidents of criminal acts that evidence prejudice based on gender, gender identity, or disability, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/22/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 10/13/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 18 |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 17 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Criminal Justice |
