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Modifying the elements defining hate crimes, and providing penalties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2019
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- 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
This bill includes additional, alternative elements defining the various offenses labeled as hate crimes.2 by modifying a “hate crime” to include offenses committed against a person or person’s property because of the person’s gender identity or gender expression or because of the person’s association with a person of a certain gender identity or gender expression. The bill defines “gender identity” to mean a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth. The bill defines “gender expression” to mean actual or perceived gender-related characteristics.
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8(3) and (4).2C ranges from a serious misdemeanor to a class “D” felony depending on the circumstances of the offense.8 (threats) punishable as a class “C” felony.6 (criminal mischief in the fourth or fifth degrees) punishable as an aggravated misdemeanor or serious misdemeanor, respectively.8(4) commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
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