The Florida Senate

HB 3551: Discharging Firearms in Public

GENERAL BILL by Dawson-White ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fischer ; Heyman ; Futch

Discharging Firearms in Public; reclassifies from misdemeanor of first degree to felony of third degree offense of knowingly discharging firearm in any public place, on or over right-of-way of paved public road, highway, or street, or over occupied premises; provides penalties; provides enhanced penalties for habitual offenders; provides exceptions; conforms reference. Amends 790.15.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/4/1998	House	• Prefiled
  3/2/1998	House	• Referred to Law Enforcement & Public Safety (JC)
  3/3/1998	House	• Introduced, referred to Law Enforcement & Public Safety (JC) -HJ 00041
  3/4/1998	House	• On Committee agenda-- Law Enforcement & Public Safety (JC), 03/11/98, 3:45 pm, 314-HOB
  3/11/1998	House	• Comm. Action:-Favorable by Law Enforcement & Public Safety (JC) -HJ 00244
  3/13/1998	House	• In Justice Council, pending ranking -HJ 00244
  3/19/1998	House	• Referred to Law Enforcement & Public Safety (JC) by Justice Council -HJ 00305
  5/1/1998	House	• Died in Committee on Law Enforcement & Public Safety (JC)

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• HB 3551, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Post-Meeting) 3/5/1998 (pdf) Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Post-Meeting) 3/5/1998 (pdf) Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Post-Meeting) 3/12/1998 (pdf) Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Post-Meeting) 3/12/1998 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1376	Discharging Firearms in Public	Campbell	Identical	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Location:

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  790.15	Discharging firearm in public.

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