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FL H0271
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mitch Rosenwald
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AI Summary
- Adds "gender" and "gender identity" as protected categories under Florida's hate crime penalty enhancement statute (s. 775.085), allowing reclassification of offenses to a higher degree when prejudice based on these characteristics is evidenced
- Clarifies that penalty reclassification applies when a crime is motivated "in whole or in part" by prejudice against any person (not just the direct victim) based on protected characteristics including race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, advanced age, gender, or gender identity
- Broadens the definition of "disability" in s. 775.0863 from "mental or physical disability" requiring incapacitation due to specific conditions to any physical, psychological, or intellectual impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
- Expands the Hate Crimes Reporting Act (s. 877.19) to require the Governor, through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, to collect and disseminate data on criminal acts evidencing prejudice based on gender, gender identity, and disability, in addition to previously covered categories
- Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/6/2025
Full Bill Text
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