Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends penalties for crimes based on gender identity or expression.

Highlights:

• Defines "gender identity or expression," as a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person's assigned sex at birth (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the perpetrator may be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 to up to 20 years for a crime committed because of the victim's gender identity or expression (Sec. 3).

• Establishes that in determining the length of any additional penalty imposed for a crime relating to gender identity or expression, the court must consider the following information (Sec. 3):
• The facts and circumstances of the crime;
• The criminal history of the person;
• The impact of the crime on any victim;
• Any mitigating factors presented by the person; and
• Any other relevant information.

• Establishes that a person who has suffered injury by a perpetrator who was motivated by the injured person's gender identity or expression may bring an action for the recovery of his or her damages and any punitive damages (Sec. 6).

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