How we calculate the "Score" for each bill we're tracking:
Bill Score =
total votes matching what voters want
total votes cast by the Representative on bills we are tracking
Where we get our data: open.pluralpolicy.com, a community project that pulls legislative data from the Federal and State House and Senate websites.
Official data: We track and report the votes reported by the legislature. Displayed votes are the most recent data available from the House and Senate websites through Open States.
Changed votes: Legislators are entitled to change their votes after bills pass or fail. Those changes may or may not be published by the state.
No votes: A gray circle indicates that the legislator did not vote on the latest motion for that bill. They may have been absent or otherwise unable to vote.
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Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses (HB 1235)
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Florida
2025
The bill prohibits using gay and transgender panic as a legal defense in criminal cases. It states that nonviolent sexual advances or beliefs about gender identity can't excuse or justify criminal conduct or lessen the penalty. This legislation, effective July 1, 2025, aims to stop defenses that blame LGBTQ+ victim characteristics as reasons for perpetrators' loss of control during crimes.
