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Introduced
10/10/2023
10/10/2023
In Committee
10/17/2023
10/17/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to gay and transgender panic legal defenses; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; creating s. 900.06, F.S.; 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 an individual’s conduct, or to mitigate the severity of an offense; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill, the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act," prohibits individuals from using a non-violent sexual advance or perceptions about another individual's sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity as a defense to a criminal offense, as an excuse or justification for their conduct, or to mitigate the severity of their offense during sentencing. The bill aims to address the use of "gay and transgender panic" legal defenses, which characterize sexual orientation and gender identity as reasonable excuses for a perpetrator's loss of self-control, and thereby illegitimately attempt to reduce the perpetrator's responsibility for harm done to LGBTQ+ individuals.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice (on 03/08/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/156 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/156/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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