Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses
Summary
Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits use of nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another person as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify person's conduct, or to mitigate severity of offense.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 4, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Nov 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rita Harris
DDemocratic
Co
Daryl Campbell
DDemocratic
Co
Mitch Rosenwald
DDemocratic
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