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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0302

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Legislation Overview

Title: Penalties and Fees

Description: Revising requirements relating to the payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs; prohibiting the suspension of a person's driver license solely for failure to pay a penalty if the person demonstrates to the court, when specified, that he or she is unable to pay such penalty; revising penalties relating to suspending, revoking, or withholding issuance of driver licenses or driving privileges for minors under a specified age who possess firearms under certain circumstances, etc.

Session: 2017 Regular Session

Last Action: Died in Appropriations

Last Action Date: May 5, 2017

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Transportation;Jeffrey Brandes (R); Darryl Rouson (D); Dana Young (R); Greg Steube (R); Jeff Clemens (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (6 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 5, 2017 Died in Appropriations
Senate May 5, 2017 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate Apr 17, 2017 Now in Appropriations
Senate Apr 13, 2017 Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Senate Apr 10, 2017 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
Senate Mar 7, 2017 Introduced
Senate Mar 7, 2017 CS by Transportation read 1st time
Senate Feb 9, 2017 Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate Feb 8, 2017 Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Feb 7, 2017 CS by Transportation; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
Senate Jan 30, 2017 On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/07/17, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
Senate Jan 25, 2017 Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
Senate Jan 9, 2017 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Feb 8, 2017 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2017 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #485268 No Senate Action Feb 7, 2017 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #485268 Replaced by Committee Substitute Feb 7, 2017 State Link amendment text No
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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