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FL S1102

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Perry Thurston

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Florida law to reclassify felony offenses upward by one degree when a person possesses a firearm capable of holding 13 or more rounds of ammunition without reloading, possesses two or more firearms, or possesses a firearm with a bump-fire stock.

  • Adds misdemeanor reclassification provisions, upgrading first-degree misdemeanors to third-degree felonies and second-degree misdemeanors to first-degree misdemeanors when the specified firearm conditions are present.

  • Defines "bump-fire stock" as a gun conversion kit, tool, accessory, or device used to alter or increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm to mimic automatic weapon fire.

  • Reclassified offenses are ranked one level above their original ranking under the Criminal Punishment Code for sentencing and gain-time eligibility purposes.

  • Takes effect October 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

Reclassification of Offenses Involving Certain Firearms or Firearm Accessories

Last Action

Died in Judiciary

3/10/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/18/2017

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