,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bg 7legislative 
day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,mr4 ,m>key 7=    
himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,book]1  
,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,wyd51   
,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit panic def5ses 
bas$ on sexual ori5tation or g5d]       
id5tity or expression4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,lgbtq ,panic
 ,def5se ,prohibition ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 !       
,am]ican ,b> ,association has urg$ !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to take legislative    
action to curtail ! availability &      
effectiv5ess ( legal def5ses t seek to  
p>tially or completely excuse crimes su*
 z murd] & assault on ! gr\nds t !      
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity or    

expression ( ! victim 0 provocation     
en\gh = ! viol5t reaction ( ! def5dant2 
7#b7 panic def5ses bas$ on sexual       
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity or           
expression1 :i* cont9ue to be rais$ 9   
crim9al proce$+s 9 ,f$]al c\rts across !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 are surpris+ly long-liv$
 hi/orical artifacts1 remnants ( a "t :5
 widespread public antipa?y 0 ! norm =  
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transg5d]1 &    
que] 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ,,lgbtq7   
individuals2  7#c7 panic def5ses bas$ on
 sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity or   
expression *>act]ize sexual ori5tation &
 g5d] id5tity or expression z           
objectively reasonable excuses = loss ( 
self-control1 & !reby illegitimately    
mitigate ! responsibility ( a p]petrator
 = h>m done to ,,lgbtq individuals2     
7#d7 panic def5ses bas$ on sexual       
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity or expression
 appeal to irrational fe>s & hatr$ (    
,,lgbtq individuals1 !reby und]m9+ !    
legitimacy ( ,f$]al crim9al prosecutions
 & result+ 9 unju/ifiable acquittals or 

s5t5c+ r$uctions2  7#e7 ! use ( panic   
def5ses bas$ on sexual ori5tation or    
g5d] id5tity or expression is entirely  
incompatible ) ! express int5t ( ,f$]al 
law to provide increas$ protection to   
victims ( bias-motivat$ crimes1 includ+ 
crimes committ$ aga9/ ,,lgbtq           
individuals2  7#f7 cont9u$ use ( ^!     
ana*roni/ic def5ses re9=ces &           
in/itutionalizes prejudice at ! exp5se (
 norms ( self-control1 tol]ance1 &      
compassion1 :i* ! law %\ld enc\rage1 &  
m>ks an egregi\s lapse 9 ! m>* ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates t[>d a m j crim9al ju/ice 
sy/em2 &  7#g7 to end ! antiquat$ notion
 t ,,lgbtq lives are wor? less ?an o!rs 
& to reflect mod]n und]/&+ ( ,,lgbtq    
individuals z equal citiz5s "u law1     
panic def5ses bas$ on sexual ori5tation 
or g5d] id5tity or expression mu/ end4  
#c4 ,prohibition on panic def5ses bas$  
on sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity or 
expression  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #a (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bh4       

,prohibition on panic def5ses bas$ on   
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity or    
expression  7a7 ,prohibition ,no        
nonviol5t sexual advance or p]ception or
 belief1 ev5 if inaccurate1 ( ! g5d]1   
g5d] id5tity or expression1 or sexual   
ori5tation ( an individual may be us$ to
 excuse or ju/ify ! conduct ( an        
individual or mitigate ! sev]ity ( an   
(f5se4  7b7 ,pa/ trauma ,not)/&+ !      
prohibition 9 subsection 7a71 a c\rt may
 admit evid5ce1 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al 
,rules ( ,evid5ce1 ( prior trauma to !  
def5dant = ! purpose ( excus+ or ju/ify+
 ! conduct ( ! def5dant or mitigat+ !   
sev]ity ( an (f5se4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & 
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    
*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,prohibition on panic     
def5ses bas$ on sexual ori5tation or    
g5d] id5tity or expression4  4  #d4     
,report ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit 
to ,congress an annual report t details 
prosecutions 9 ,f$]al c\rt involv+      

capital & noncapital crimes committ$    
aga9/ ,,lgbtq individuals t 7 motivat$  
by ! victim's g5d]1 g5d] id5tity or     
expression1 or sexual ori5tation4