NJ-A2197-2020
New Jersey · A 2197 · 2020
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
Pro-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- NJ-A2197-2020
- State
- New Jersey
- Session
- 2020
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- failed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- Assemb. 2197, 219th Leg. (N.J. 2020), https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/A2197.
- Short citation
- N.J. Assemb. 2197.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Prevents criminal defendent from asserting "gay and transgender panic" defense to murder charge in order to reduce charge to manslaughter committed in heat of passion.
Curator notes
Comp bill 2018 A1796 enacted January 2020
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKeon | Democratic | Representative | SD-027 | Primary sponsor |
| Joann Downey | Democratic | Representative | HD-011 | Primary sponsor |
| Valerie Huttle | Democratic | Representative | HD-037 | Co-sponsor |
| Pamela Lampitt | Democratic | Representative | HD-006 | Co-sponsor |
| John Burzichelli | Democratic | Representative | SD-003 | Co-sponsor |
| Clinton Calabrese | Democratic | Representative | HD-036 | Co-sponsor |
| Mila Jasey | Democratic | Representative | HD-027 | Co-sponsor |
| Nicholas Chiaravalloti | Democratic | Representative | HD-031 | Co-sponsor |
| Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | Representative | SD-016 | Co-sponsor |
| Lisa Swain | Democratic | Representative | HD-038 | Co-sponsor |
| Christopher Tully | Democratic | Representative | HD-038 | Co-sponsor |
| Annette Quijano | Democratic | Representative | HD-020 | Co-sponsor |
| Yvonne Lopez | Democratic | Representative | HD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Eric Houghtaling | Democratic | Representative | HD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| Herbert Conaway | Democratic | Representative | HD-007 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (4,936 characters)
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