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FL S0276
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands Florida's hate crime penalty enhancement law to include crimes motivated by prejudice based on gender or gender identity, adding these to the existing protected categories of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, and advanced age
- Clarifies that penalty reclassification applies when a crime is motivated in whole or in part by prejudice, and broadens protections to cover prejudice directed at "any person" rather than only "the victim"
- Defines "gender identity" as a person's gender-related identity, appearance, or behavior, regardless of whether it differs from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth
- Replaces the term "mental or physical disability" with "disability," redefined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, simplifying the previous more restrictive definition
- Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to expand hate crime data collection and reporting to include incidents based on gender, gender identity, and disability, with an effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
5/5/2023
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