Prohibits using gay and transgender panic as a defense in criminal cases in Florida.

The bill, known as the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act," aims to prevent individuals from using a nonviolent sexual advance or perceptions about another person's sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity as a defense in criminal cases. This includes using such perceptions to excuse, justify, or mitigate the severity of an offense. The act seeks to address the issue of characterizing sexual orientation and gender expression or identity as reasonable excuses for a perpetrator's loss of self-control. The provisions would take effect on July 1, 2026.

Prohibits using gay and transgender panic as a defense in criminal cases in Florida.

The bill, known as the "Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses Prohibition Act," aims to prevent individuals from using a nonviolent sexual advance or perceptions about another person's sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity as a defense in criminal cases. This includes using such perceptions to excuse, justify, or mitigate the severity of an offense. The act seeks to address the issue of characterizing sexual orientation and gender expression or identity as reasonable excuses for a perpetrator's loss of self-control. The provisions would take effect on July 1, 2026.