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FL H1449

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/11/2011

Primary Sponsor

Frank Artiles

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases mandatory minimum prison sentences for battery of law enforcement officers or firefighters who possessed firearms or destructive devices during the offense, from 3 years to 20 years
  • Increases mandatory minimum prison sentences for battery involving a semiautomatic firearm with high-capacity magazine or machine gun from 8 years to 25 years
  • Requires that convictions result in actual imprisonment with no suspended sentences, deferred adjudication, statutory gain-time credits, or discretionary early release, except for pardon, clemency, or conditional medical release
  • Creates distinction between "possession" of a firearm during the offense (3 and 8 year minimums) and "use" of a firearm (20 and 25 year minimums)
  • Effective date October 1, 2011

Legislative Description

Assault Battery/ Law Enforcement or Firefighters

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/18/2011

Full Bill Text

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