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HB 1117: Offenses Evidencing Prejudice

GENERAL BILL by Rosenwald

Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of offenses to include acts based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; provides that it is essential element of certain offense that defendant perceived, knew, or had reasonable grounds to know or perceive that person was included in certain class of person; specifies that reclassification of certain offense must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on disability of any person; reclassifies certain offenses committed against person with disability; expands data Governor is required to collect & disseminate to include specified incidents.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2026 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)