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FL H1015

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Michele Rayner-Goolsby

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Repeals section 776.032, Florida Statutes, which provided immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force.

  • Maintains the justification for using non-deadly force in self-defense without a duty to retreat.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee2/25/2021

Full Bill Text

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