CS/SB 718 (2021) -  Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Book (CO-SPONSORS) Stewart
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses: Citing this act as the “Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defense Prohibition Act”; 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 the conduct of the individual who commits a criminal offense, or to mitigate the severity of a criminal offense, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/30/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1471 Subject: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/30/2021 3:50:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/29/2021 8:12:11 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 04/02/2021 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 349 Time: 04/01/2021 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/30/2021 - 4:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 343 Time: 03/30/2021 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 88 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 88 Time: 01/28/2021 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/21/2021 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
900.06 CS/SB 232, SB 450, SB 740, HB 1147, HB 1471, HB 1545