Washington D.C. Council Bill 230513 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-03 - Public Hearing Held
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

As introduced Bill 23-513 prohibits any criminal offense that demonstrates an accused's prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, homelessness, physical disability, matriculation, or political affiliation. It clarifies that the Attorney General may bring civil actions for bias-related crimes, or when any person attempts to interfere with the exercise of federally or District-protected rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion.

Hate Crime Civil Enforcement Clarification Amendment Act of 2019

Cnc. Phil Mendelson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Council	Public Hearing Held
2020-01-10	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2019-11-08	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B23-0513 Published in the DC Register
2019-11-05	Council	Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2019-10-22	Council	Introduced in Office of the Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B23-0513
Text	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/43503/Introduction/B23-0513-Introduction.pdf