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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H0299

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Legislation Overview

Title: Alcohol or Drug Impairment

Description: Provides that person commits offenses of driving or boating while impaired if driver satisfies specified criteria relating to consumption of alcohol or controlled substances; provides that person commits offense of driving while impaired if person has in blood or urine certain controlled substances in specified circumstances; provides that person is entitled to affirmative defense to offense of driving while impaired if, under certain circumstances, person charged with offense introduced controlled substance into his or her body pursuant to prescription; provides that use of nonprescribed substance does not constitute affirmative defense; provides that legal use alcohol, controlled substances, etc. does not constitute defense against charge of driving while impaired; provides that person commits offense of use of firearm while impaired if person uses firearm & satisfies specified criteria relating to consumption of alcohol or controlled substances; revises amount of alcohol concentration that gives rise to presumption of impairment for purposes of offense.

Session: 2014 Regular Session

Last Action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Last Action Date: May 2, 2014

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Rouson, Darryl Ervin;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 120)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 2, 2014 Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Mar 4, 2014 Introduced
House Dec 13, 2013 Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
House Nov 7, 2013 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Nov 7, 2013 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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