Legislation - HB0231

Title: Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
Sponsored by: Delegate Palakovich Carr
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing that the discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person's race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, does not constitute legally adequate provocation to mitigate a killing from the crime of murder to manslaughter or an assault from the crime of assault in the first degree to assault in the second degree or another lesser crime.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0046

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0488 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 8/04/2020 Legislative Date 8/04/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	8/04/2020	8/04/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary
House	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation

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