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FL H0883

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2023

Primary Sponsor

Daryl Campbell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "machine gun" in Florida law (s. 790.001) to include not only firearms that shoot automatically with a single trigger pull, but also firearms modified by conversion kits, tools, accessories, or devices that mimic automatic weapon fire or increase the rate of fire beyond what is possible unassisted
  • Targets devices such as bump stocks and similar accessories by classifying any firearm equipped with rate-of-fire-enhancing modifications as a machine gun under state law
  • Reenacts s. 921.0024(1)(b), the Criminal Punishment Code worksheet key, to incorporate the revised machine gun definition, ensuring that sentencing scoresheets reflect the expanded definition — including the assessment of 25 additional sentence points for felonies committed while possessing a machine gun
  • Effective date of July 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Machine Guns

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

5/5/2023

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/28/2023

Full Bill Text

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