Text of NC H 497 (2025)
Ban on Gay & Trans Panic Defense
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL DRH10215-ML-39A
Short Title:
Ban on Gay & Trans Panic Defense.
(Public)
Sponsors:
Representative Dahle.
Referred to:
*DRH10215-ML-39A*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A DEFENSE TO HOMICIDE OR ASSAULT BASED ON THE
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DISCOVERY OF, PERCEPTION OF, OR BELIEF ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON'S SEX,
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GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
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The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
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SECTION 1. Article 6 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding
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a new section to read:
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"§ 14-18.3. Prohibited defense.
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(a)
Prohibition. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the discovery of,
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perception of, or belief about another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity,
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or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, is not a defense to a prosecution under this Article
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and is not provocation negating malice as an element of murder.
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(b)
Construction. – Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the admission
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of evidence of a victim's or witness's conduct, behavior, or statements that is relevant and
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otherwise admissible."
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SECTION 2. Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding
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a new section to read:
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"§ 14-34.11. Prohibited defense.
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(a)
Prohibition. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the discovery of,
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perception of, or belief about another person's actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity,
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or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, is not a defense to a prosecution under this Article.
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(b)
Construction. – Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the admission
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of evidence of a victim's or witness's conduct, behavior, or statements that is relevant and
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otherwise admissible."
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SECTION 3. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this
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act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act
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remain applicable to those prosecutions.
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SECTION 4. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses
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committed on or after that date.
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H.B. 497
Mar 24, 2025
HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK