Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0632
Legislation Overview
Title: Taking of Bears
Description: Citing this act as the "Self Defense Act"; providing for the taking of bears without certain penalties under specified conditions; requiring the disposal of such bears by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; prohibiting certain possession, sale, and disposal of such bears or their parts, etc.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 87
Last Action Date: February 21, 2024
Companion Bill: H87
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Fiscal Policy;Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government;Corey Simon (R); Jay Collins (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2024 | Read 2nd time |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2024 | Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 87 |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2024 | Substituted CS/HB 87 |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2024 | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24 |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2024 | Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2024 | CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2024 | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2024 | CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 7 |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2024 | On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/07/24, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2024 | CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2024 | Now in Fiscal Policy |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2024 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2024 | CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 4 |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2024 | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 01/24/24, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 |
| Senate | Jan 10, 2024 | Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2024 | Introduced |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2024 | On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/10/24, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building |
| Senate | Dec 13, 2023 | Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy |
| Senate | Nov 29, 2023 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 8, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 26, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 29, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #502114 | Jan 23, 2024 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Environment and Natural Resources | 01/10/2024 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government | 01/24/2024 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Fiscal Policy | 02/7/2024 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
