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FL H1015
Bill
Status
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Michele Rayner-Goolsby
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AI Summary
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Amends Florida Statutes sections 776.012 and 776.031 to require individuals using deadly force to retreat if they can do so with complete safety, eliminating the "stand your ground" provision.
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Removes the right to use deadly force without a duty to retreat when a person is not engaged in criminal activity and is in a place where they have a right to be.
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Repeals section 776.032, Florida Statutes, which provided immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force.
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Maintains the justification for using non-deadly force in self-defense without a duty to retreat.
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Reenacts section 790.25(5) regarding lawful firearms possession in private conveyances to incorporate the amended self-defense provisions, effective upon becoming law.
Legislative Description
Use or Threatened Use of Force
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
4/30/2021