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FL S0728

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2020

Primary Sponsor

Criminal Justice

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the penalty for threatening to throw, project, place, or discharge a destructive device with intent to cause bodily harm or property damage from a second-degree felony to a third-degree felony

  • Creates a new third-degree felony for threatening to use a firearm or weapon at child care facilities, schools, religious institutions, theme park complexes, or government buildings with intent to cause bodily harm or property damage, if the threat would cause alarm in a reasonable person

  • Provides an exception for lawful self-defense, defense of others, or defense of property when using or threatening to use a firearm or weapon

  • Expands the definition of "violence" for purposes of obtaining protective injunctions to include cyberstalking

  • Broadens the definition of "cyberstalk" to include posting content about a specific person on internet websites, blogs, or social networks, even if visible to other users, when it causes substantial emotional distress and serves no legitimate purpose

Legislative Description

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Last Action

Died on Calendar

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/10/2020
Criminal Justice1/16/2020
Infrastructure and Security11/21/2019

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