HI SB342 | 2020 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB342
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibits defendants from claiming that discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of a victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation resulted in extreme mental or emotional disturbance sufficient to reduce a charge of murder to a charge of manslaughter unless the other circumstances of a defendant's explanation are already sufficient to reasonably find extreme mental or emotional disturbance.
Title
Relating To Criminal Defense.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-01 | Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. | |
| 2019-01-22 | Senate | Referred to JDC. |
| 2019-01-22 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2019-01-18 | Senate | Introduced. |
Same As/Similar To
SB342 (Carry Over) 2019-01-22 - Referred to JDC.
Subjects
Affirmative Defense
Extreme Mental or Emotional Disturbance
Gay Panic Defense
Gender
Manslaughter
Murder
Prohibition
Sexual Orientation
Extreme Mental or Emotional Disturbance
Gay Panic Defense
Gender
Manslaughter
Murder
Prohibition
Sexual Orientation
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=342&year=2020 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB342_.HTM |
