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SB 88: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

GENERAL BILL by Osgood

Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include acts of prejudice based on the gender of a victim; specifying that the reclassification occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on the actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, or advanced age of the victim; providing for the reclassification of a crime if it was based in whole or in part on the actual or perceived mental or physical disability of the victim, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 10/18/2023 Senate - Withdrawn prior to introduction
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
    10/3/2023 Senate • Filed
    10/17/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    10/18/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    • Withdrawn prior to introduction

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  • SB 88, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/3/2023 at 3:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 90 Public Records/Criminal Acts that Evidence Prejudice Osgood Linked Last Action: 10/18/2023 S Withdrawn prior to introduction
    S 134 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Berman Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 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 4 (pdf)

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