Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0116
Legislation Overview
Title: Use of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person
Description: Repealing a provision relating to home protection and the use of deadly force, which created a presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm in certain circumstances and provided that a person has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force in certain circumstances, etc.
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Judiciary
Last Action Date: May 2, 2014
Companion Bill: H4003
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri";Bullard, Larcenia J.;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 2, 2014 | Died in Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2014 | Introduced |
| Senate | Sep 11, 2013 | Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules |
| Senate | Aug 22, 2013 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 22, 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
