FL H1385 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates presumption that victims of specified offenses have reasonable belief that force is immediately necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when used in certain circumstances.
Title
Defensive Use of Force
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-14 | House | Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2020-03-14 | House | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2020-01-17 | House | Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee |
| 2020-01-14 | House | Introduced |
| 2020-01-13 | House | Filed |
Code Citations
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1385 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1385/BillText/Filed/PDF |
