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FL HB 317

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Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 317 pass?

No. FL HB 317 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

What is FL HB 317 about?

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits use of nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another person as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify person's conduct, or to mitigate severity of offense.

Who sponsors FL HB 317?

Harris is the primary sponsor of FL HB 317, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits use of nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another person as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify person's conduct, or to mitigate severity of offense.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Harrisprimary
  • Rosenwaldcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  3. 2025-11-12

    Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  4. 2025-11-12

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-11-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-11-04

    Filed

    filing

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/317/ByCategory

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