Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H0499
Legislation Overview
Title: Domestic Violence
Description: Revises prohibition on sale or transfer of firearms to persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence offenses; prohibits persons convicted of misdemeanor offense of domestic violence from possessing firearm or ammunition; requires persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses of domestic violence to surrender all firearms & ammunition; provides requirements for law enforcement officers carrying out court order & taking possession of firearms & ammunition; requires all law enforcement agencies to develop certain policies & procedures; authorizes defendant to elect to transfer all firearms & ammunitions that he or she owns to another person.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Last Action Date: March 14, 2020
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Anna Eskamani (D); Joseph Casello (D); John Cortes (D); Dan Daley (D); Delores Hogan Johnson (D); Dotie Joseph (D); Cindy Polo (D); Carlos Smith (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (8 of 120)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 14, 2020 | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| House | Mar 14, 2020 | Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 14, 2020 | Introduced |
| House | Nov 15, 2019 | Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee |
| House | Oct 31, 2019 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Oct 31, 2019 | 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
