Pennsylvania HB1311 amends the definition of "serious provocation" to exclude certain conduct related to gender identity, expression, or sexual.

Pennsylvania HB1311 modifies the definition of "serious provocation" in Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. The amendment specifies that "serious provocation" does not include the discovery, knowledge, or potential disclosure of a victim's actual or perceived gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. This change aims to ensure that such disclosures are not considered sufficient to excite an intense passion in a reasonable person, thereby affecting legal interpretations of offenses involving danger to the person.

Pennsylvania HB1311 amends the definition of "serious provocation" to exclude certain conduct related to gender identity, expression, or sexual.

Pennsylvania HB1311 modifies the definition of "serious provocation" in Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. The amendment specifies that "serious provocation" does not include the discovery, knowledge, or potential disclosure of a victim's actual or perceived gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. This change aims to ensure that such disclosures are not considered sufficient to excite an intense passion in a reasonable person, thereby affecting legal interpretations of offenses involving danger to the person.