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SB 336

Florida - Session 2026

Senate failed 2026-03-13
Criminal Justice LGBTQ / Gender Policy
Bill Details

Title: Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

Summary

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.

Sponsor
Smith
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-13 Status failed
2026-03-13 Latest Action Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
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