HB 271: Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
GENERAL BILL by Rosenwald
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of crimes to include acts based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification must occur if crime was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics; specifies that reclassification of certain crime must occur if crime was based in whole or in part on disability of any person; expands data Governor is required to collect & disseminate.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 2/6/2025 House - Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/6/2025 House - Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/28/2025 House • Filed
2/6/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 271, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/28/2025 at 10:21 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 450 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Berman Identical Last Action: 2/3/2025 S Filed 
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 3 (pdf) 877.19 Hate Crimes Reporting Act. Page 5 (pdf)