Bill Summary

HB 137 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Harris Co Sponsors: Bartleman, Eskamani, López (J), Rayner, Skidmore, Arrington
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Summary
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses: Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
10/10/23
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Filed
10/17/23
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
10/17/23
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/08/24
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Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0137
Filed on 10/10/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
900.06
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