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S336 · Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

2026 Session
Last action March 13, 2026
Sponsor: Smith, Carlos Guillermo Companion: H317 (Identical)

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Citing this act as the “Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses 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 an individual’s conduct, or to mitigate the severity of an offense, etc.

Died in Criminal Justice Effective July 1, 2026 View original ↗