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Senate Bill 485: Hate Crime/Matthew Shepard

This bill would amend the state's hate crime law to include protections based on age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status.

  • Status: This bill was not brought to a vote in the 2005-2006 session and is ineligible for further consideration.

Bill Summary

Equality NC endorses this bill.

This bill would expand the scope of the Ethinic Intimidation Act, North Carolina's law which address crimes motivated by bias or animosity. The bill would add age, gender, disability, and sexual orientation to the existing law, which includes race, color, religion, nationality and country of origin. The bill defines sexual orientation clearly to include protections for gender identity or expression.

Equality NC worked with Sen. Lucas to draft this bill.

This bill is subtantively identical to House Bill 1322.

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Sponsors

Jeanne Lucas (D) Primary

Bob Atwater (D)
Doug Berger (D)
Janet Cowell (D)
Charlie Dannelly (D)
Katie Dorsett (D)
Malcolm Graham (D)
Ellie Kinnaird (D)
Vernon Malone (D)

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