Second Stage Lapsed 32nd Dáil 75/2016
Criminal Justice (Aggravation by Prejudice) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Fiona O'Loughlin
- Introduced
- 21 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
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- Courts must treat crimes more seriously if motivated by prejudice based on race, colour, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or transgender identity.
- Judges can impose harsher sentences when evidence shows an offence was aggravated by such prejudice at the time of commission.
- Bill lapsed before completion; never became law. Would have required courts to consider prejudice-based motivation during sentencing.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 32nd Dáil21 Jul 2016
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil21 Jul 2016