Bill Summary

HB 205 Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses (2022 Session)
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Sponsors
by Smith (C) Co Sponsors: Arrington, Benjamin, Tant
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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 individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense. Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
09/28/21
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Filed
10/06/21
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Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
10/06/21
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Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
03/12/22
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/14/22
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Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0205
Filed on 09/28/21
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Statute Citations
900.06
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