SB 374 (2022) -  Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

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Citing this act as the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act”; providing legislative findings; defining terms; 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 the conduct of an individual who commits a criminal offense, or to mitigate the severity of a criminal offense, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Judiciary on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Criminal Justice
  • Rules

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 21 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 22 Time: 10/13/2021 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/28/2021 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
900.06 HB 205, CS/SB 668, SB 1176