Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, 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 Under current law, hate crimes only apply to a specific list of offenses like assault or arson. This bill would expand the definition so that any crime committed because of a person's identity or group association counts as a hate crime. If someone is convicted of such a crime, a judge can order a special investigation to decide if they should face tougher penalties.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to a public offense which is also a hate crime, and presentence investigation. Current law provides that a “hate crime” means a violation of certain specified public offenses committed because of a person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability, or the person’s association with a person of a certain race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. 8(3) and (4)). _____ ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability, or the person’s association with a person of a certain race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. The bill provides that a person convicted of a public offense which is also a hate crime may be subject to enhanced sentencing penalties pending a presentencing investigation. The bill provides that the court may order a presentence investigation for any public offense which is also a hate crime. The bill makes a conforming Code change to the reporting requirements in Code chapter 692 (criminal history and intelligence data).
House subcommittee
Named February 15, 2022. Meeting: Wednesday, February 16 · 7:30 AM · RM 19.
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