HB4718
Prohibiting the "Gay/Trans Panic Defense"
Date of Vote: June 27, 2024
Chamber of Origin: HouseHouse Bill 4718 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to prohibit the “gay/trans panic” defense in Michigan. This defense is often used when a gay or transgender person makes an unwanted sexual advance on a person. Currently when this defense is used in Michigan court, the charges can be reduced from murder to manslaughter.1
Turning Point Action’s Position

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56VOTED NAY
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