Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H0787
Legislation Overview
Title: Use or Threatened Use of Force
Description: Removes provisions stating that persons who use or threaten to use force, other than deadly force, do not have duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force in defense of persons or property; prohibits use of deadly force by person who knows that he or she can avoid using deadly force with complete safety by retreating; removes provisions stating that person using or threatening to use deadly force does not have duty to retreat & has right to stand his or her ground; repeals provisions relating to immunity from criminal prosecution & civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Last Action Date: March 8, 2024
Companion Bill: S96
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 120)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 8, 2024 | Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| House | Dec 27, 2023 | Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Dec 27, 2023 | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Dec 27, 2023 | Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Dec 7, 2023 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 7, 2023 | 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
