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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0888

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Use or Threatened Use of Force

Description: Citing this act as the "Self-Defense Restoration Act"; deleting provisions stating that persons who use or threaten to use force, other than deadly force, do not have a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force in defense of persons or property; prohibiting the use of deadly force by a person who knows that he or she can avoid the necessity of using deadly force with complete safety by retreating; repealing a provision relating to immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force, etc.

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Died in Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 14, 2022

Companion Bill: H73

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Shevrin Jones (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 14, 2022 Died in Judiciary
Senate Mar 12, 2022 Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate Jan 11, 2022 Introduced
Senate Nov 30, 2021 Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
Senate Nov 9, 2021 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Nov 9, 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

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