FL H0879 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Limits application of stand your ground law to instances in which attacker commits an overt act that leads person who is attacked to believe that it is necessary to meet force with force; removes references to threatened use of force; provides that immunity from civil & criminal liability for certain uses of deadly force does not apply if person injures child or bystander who is not affiliated with overt act.
Title
Use of Deadly Force
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-28 | House | Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2015-03-03 | House | Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee |
| 2015-03-03 | House | Introduced |
| 2015-02-20 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S1100 (Similar To) 2015-05-01 - Died in Criminal Justice
H4019 (Similar To) 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
H4027 (Similar To) 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S0626 (Similar To) 2015-05-01 - Died in Criminal Justice
H4019 (Similar To) 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
H4027 (Similar To) 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S0626 (Similar To) 2015-05-01 - Died in Criminal Justice
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776 | 012 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 776 | 013 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 776 | 031 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 776 | 032 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 790 | 15 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 790 | 25 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/879 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0879/BillText/Filed/PDF |
