Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0344
Legislation Overview
Title: Justifiable Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force
Description: Specifying that once a prima facie claim of self-defense immunity has been raised, the burden of proof shall be on the party seeking to overcome the immunity from criminal prosecution; entitling criminal defendants who successfully claim immunity to an award of specified costs, attorney fees, and related expenses if a court makes specified determinations; requiring reimbursements to be paid from the operating trust fund of the state attorney who prosecuted the defendant, etc.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Judiciary Committee
Last Action Date: March 11, 2016
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Rules;Criminal Justice;Rob Bradley; Charles Dean; Greg Evers; Aaron Bean; Wilton Simpson;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (7 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 11, 2016 | Died in Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 12, 2016 | Received |
| House | Feb 12, 2016 | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Feb 2, 2016 | In Messages |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2016 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2016 | CS passed; YEAS 24 NAYS 12 |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2016 | Read 2nd time |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2016 | Placed on 3rd reading |
| Senate | Jan 19, 2016 | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/21/16 |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2016 | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2016 | CS/CS by Rules read 1st time |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2016 | Introduced |
| Senate | Dec 7, 2015 | Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Dec 7, 2015 | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| Senate | Dec 3, 2015 | CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Nov 23, 2015 | On Committee agenda-- Rules, 12/03/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
| Senate | Nov 18, 2015 | Now in Rules |
| Senate | Nov 18, 2015 | Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 |
| Senate | Nov 9, 2015 | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 11/18/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building |
| Senate | Oct 23, 2015 | Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary |
| Senate | Oct 23, 2015 | Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| Senate | Oct 23, 2015 | Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules |
| Senate | Oct 21, 2015 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Oct 20, 2015 | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 |
| Senate | Oct 12, 2015 | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 10/20/15, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building |
| Senate | Oct 6, 2015 | Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules |
| Senate | Sep 23, 2015 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Dec 7, 2015 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Oct 21, 2015 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Sep 23, 2015 | 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
Senate: Third Reading RCS#12
Link: link to state bill page
