Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H1527
Legislation Overview
Title: Criminal Justice
Description: 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.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Last Action Date: April 30, 2021
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Dotie Joseph (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 120)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 30, 2021 | Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 5, 2021 | Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 5, 2021 | Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 5, 2021 | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Mar 5, 2021 | Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 2, 2021 | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| House | Mar 1, 2021 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 1, 2021 | 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
