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SB 336: 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: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/13/2026 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
    11/4/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 336, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/4/2025 at 8:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 317 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Harris Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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