General Bill
Self-Defense:
Requires county sheriff or municipal police to issue reasonable guidelines for operation of neighborhood crime watch program; authorizes person to use force, except deadly force in defense of property; authorizes person to use deadly force in defense of property to prevent imminent commission of forcible felony; provides that person who uses force is immune from civil action brought by person or persons against whom force is used; revises definition of term "criminal prosecution" with regard to immunity from criminal prosecution & civil action; provides that law enforcement agency's right & duty to fully investigate use of force upon which claim of immunity is based is not restricted; deletes provision that prohibits law enforcement agency from arresting person for using force unless probable cause is found that force used was unlawful; revises when defense of justifiable use of force is unavailable to aggressor; directs FDLE to collect data alleged justifiable use of force incidents & report.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2014
Last Event:
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195) on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM
| Bill #
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
CS/CS/HB 89
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Subject:
Threatened Use of Force
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Relationship:
Compare
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Bill #:
HB 193
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Subject:
Use of Deadly Force
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Relationship:
Compare
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Bill #:
CS/CS/SB 130
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Subject:
Use of Deadly Force
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Relationship:
Compare
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| Event |
Time |
Member |
Committee |
Ver. |
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Event:
H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
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Time:
05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/04/2014 - 11:50 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
10/07/2013 - 5:23 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Time:
10/07/2013 - 5:23 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Judiciary Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Time:
10/07/2013 - 5:23 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Version:
__
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Event:
H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
10/07/2013 - 5:23 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
__
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
08/30/2013 - 9:45 AM
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Member:
Antone
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Committee:
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Version:
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| Statute
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Other Bill Citations
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30.60
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SB 122,
CS/CS/SB 130,
HB 193
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166.0485
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SB 122,
CS/CS/SB 130,
HB 193
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776.031
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CS/CS/HB 89,
SB 122,
CS/CS/SB 448
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776.032
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CS/CS/HB 89,
SB 116,
SB 122,
CS/CS/SB 130,
HB 193,
SB 270,
HB 293,
CS/CS/SB 448,
HB 4003
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776.041
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CS/CS/HB 89,
SB 122,
CS/CS/SB 130,
HB 193,
CS/CS/SB 448
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776.09
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CS/CS/HB 89,
SB 122,
CS/CS/SB 130,
CS/CS/SB 448
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