CS/SB 194 (2021) -  Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Berman (CO-SPONSORS) Cruz; Polsky
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice: Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of any person; specifying that the reclassification occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on the race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, advanced age, gender, or gender identity of any person; specifying that the reclassification of a certain crime occurs if the crime was based in whole or in part on a disability of any person; expanding the data the Governor is required to collect and disseminate to include incidents of criminal acts that evidence prejudice based on gender, gender identity, or disability, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/16/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 2
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 43 Subject: Offenses Evidencing Prejudice Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/17/2021 7:12:46 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/15/2021 8:43:40 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 166 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 51 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/18/2021 - 1:35 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Appropriations; Rules -SJ 175 Time: 02/18/2021 - 1:35 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Time: 02/18/2021 - 1:35 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/17/2021 - 8:23 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 178 Time: 02/16/2021 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/08/2021 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 51 Time: 12/15/2020 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/07/2020 - 8:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.085 HB 43, HB 197, SB 1558
775.0863 HB 43
877.19