HB 1235: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
GENERAL BILL by Harris ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
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 an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/5/2025 House - Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/5/2025 House - Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2/26/2025 | House |
• Filed |
3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
3/5/2025 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |