Florida House Bill 1527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises definition of "completion of all terms of sentence" to remove provision requiring full payment of certain fines & fees; revises provisions concerning use of force by officer against fleeing suspect; provides additional criteria for use of force by officers; revises standard for determining justifiable use of force in defense of person; revises standard of proof needed to overcome prima facie claim of self-defense; requires collection of data concerning offenders eligible for alternative sanctions; requires that officer have probable cause to temporarily detain person; requires law enforcement agencies to adopt standards for pursuit of different types of fleeing suspects; requires judge declining to impose alternative sanction on eligible violator of probation or community control to do so in written order.

Criminal Justice

Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-05	House	Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-05	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-03-05	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-03-05	House	Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-03-01	House	Filed

H629 (Similar To) 2021-02-02 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
H647 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)
H6097 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
S942 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)
S1418 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Ethics and Elections
S1710 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice
H1451 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
776	012		Amended Code	See Bill Text
776	032		Amended Code	See Bill Text
776	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
900	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
901	151		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	17185		Amended Code	See Bill Text
948	06		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	0751		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1527
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1527/BillText/Filed/PDF