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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H1527

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Criminal Justice

Description: Revises definition of "completion of all terms of sentence" to remove provision requiring full payment of certain fines & fees; revises provisions concerning use of force by officer against fleeing suspect; provides additional criteria for use of force by officers; revises standard for determining justifiable use of force in defense of person; revises standard of proof needed to overcome prima facie claim of self-defense; requires collection of data concerning offenders eligible for alternative sanctions; requires that officer have probable cause to temporarily detain person; requires law enforcement agencies to adopt standards for pursuit of different types of fleeing suspects; requires judge declining to impose alternative sanction on eligible violator of probation or community control to do so in written order.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

Last Action Date: April 30, 2021

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Dotie Joseph (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 30, 2021 Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
House Mar 5, 2021 Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
House Mar 5, 2021 Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House Mar 5, 2021 Referred to Judiciary Committee
House Mar 5, 2021 Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
House Mar 2, 2021 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House Mar 1, 2021 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 1, 2021 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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