HB 1029: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
GENERAL BILL by Gottlieb
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of crimes to include acts of prejudice based on gender of victim; specifies that reclassification occurs if crime was based in whole or in part on actual or perceived characteristics of victim; provides for reclassification of crime if it was based in whole or in part on actual or perceived mental or physical disability of victim.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 1029, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2025 at 11:54 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (5)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1031 Pub. Rec./Criminal Acts that Evidence Prejudice Gottlieb Linked Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
S 1312 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Sharief Identical Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
H 271 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Rosenwald Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 450 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Berman Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
S 1314 Public Records/Criminal Acts that Evidence Prejudice Sharief Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (3)
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) 817.034 Florida Communications Fraud Act. Page 7 (pdf)