FL S0344 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Failed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Failed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Died in Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Justifiable Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force
Sponsors
| Senate Rules Committee | Senate Criminal Justice Committee | Sen. Rob Bradley [R] | Sen. Charles Dean [R] |
| Sen. Greg Evers [R] | Sen. Aaron Bean [R] | Sen. Wilton Simpson [R] |
Roll Calls
2016-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 (Y: 24 N: 12 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-11 | House | Died in Judiciary Committee |
| 2016-02-12 | House | Received |
| 2016-02-12 | House | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| 2016-02-02 | House | In Messages |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | CS passed; YEAS 24 NAYS 12 |
| 2016-01-28 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2016-01-21 | Senate | Placed on 3rd reading |
| 2016-01-21 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2016-01-19 | Senate | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/21/16 |
| 2016-01-12 | Senate | CS/CS by Rules read 1st time |
| 2016-01-12 | Senate | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| 2016-01-12 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2015-12-07 | Senate | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2015-12-07 | Senate | Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2015-12-03 | Senate | CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 |
| 2015-11-23 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Rules, 12/03/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
| 2015-11-18 | Senate | Now in Rules |
| 2015-11-18 | Senate | Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 |
| 2015-11-09 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 11/18/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 2015-10-23 | Senate | Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 2015-10-23 | Senate | Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules |
| 2015-10-23 | Senate | Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary |
| 2015-10-21 | Senate | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2015-10-20 | Senate | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 |
| 2015-10-12 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 10/20/15, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 2015-10-06 | Senate | Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules |
| 2015-09-23 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H0169 (Similar To) 2016-01-12 - Introduced
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776 | 013 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 776 | 032 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 939 | 061 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
