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FL H0393
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Harris
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AI Summary
- Creates s. 900.06, F.S., cited as the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act," prohibiting the use of a victim's sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity as a defense, justification, or mitigating factor in criminal proceedings
- Prohibits defendants from using a nonviolent sexual advance or a perception or belief—even if inaccurate—about another individual's sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity to defend against a criminal charge, excuse or justify criminal conduct, or reduce the severity of a sentence
- Defines "gay and transgender panic legal defense" as a legal strategy that asks a judge or jury to find that a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity caused the defendant's reaction and commission of a criminal offense
- Legislature finds that these panic defenses characterize sexual orientation and gender identity as objectively reasonable excuses for a perpetrator's loss of self-control, illegitimately mitigating responsibility for harm done to LGBTQ individuals
- Effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/1/2023
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