A Virginia House of Delegates committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would ban the so-called LGBTQ panic defense in the state.
House Bill 2132 that state Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas) introduced passed in the House Courts of Justice Committee by a 13-8 vote margin.
State Dels. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Vivian Watts (D-Fairfax County), Karrie Delaney (D-Fairfax County), Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach), Carrie Coyner (R-Chesterfield County), Patrick Hope (D-Arlington County), Mark Keam (D-Fairfax County), Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth), Richard “Rip” Sullivan (D-Arlington County), Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church) and Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond) voted for HB 2132.