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SB 1340: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Citing this act as the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act"; prohibiting individuals from using a nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as a defense to a criminal offense, to excuse or justify an individual’s conduct, or to mitigate the severity of an offense, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/10/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 1340, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 11:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1235 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Harris Identical Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    900.06 Page 1 (pdf)

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