"Gay Panic Defense" Bill
House Eliminates ‘Gay Panic Defense’ for Murder
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By a two-to-one margin, the House Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit using the “gay panic defense” to seek a lesser charge of manslaughter instead of murder.
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By a two-to-one margin, the House Thursday approved a bill that would prohibit using the “gay panic defense” to seek a lesser charge of manslaughter instead of murder.
The $13.5 billion next biennial budget approved by negotiators will look very much like the budget passed by the Senate earlier this month.
More than 220 people signed up to speak during a virtual Senate public hearing about the proposed next two-year state budget, House Bill 1 and House Bill 2, with callers urging full funding for services for people with developmental disabilities, Medicaid adult dental benefits, school funding, and more.