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Relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Civil rightsCrime & corrections
Same legislation: HSB 693
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2020
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 5, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary A person cannot claim they acted in self-defense if they kill someone just because of a nonviolent sexual advance. This rule also applies if someone kills another person because they found out about or might reveal that person's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.1
Read the official explanation
This bill specifies that a defense of justification is not available when a person who is the subject of a nonviolent sexual advance causes the death of another person, solely as a response to that sexual advance or solely as a result of the person’s discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Changed since by amendment H-8081; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 10, 2020. On March 12, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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