HB 317: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

GENERAL BILL by Harris; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell, Rosenwald

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits use of nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another person as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify person's conduct, or to mitigate severity of offense.

Current Bill Version Posted: 11/4/2025 02:44 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 336 by Smith Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Criminal Justice	Identical

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  900.06

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/4/2025	H	• Filed
  11/12/2025	H	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee