SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 221
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 574238
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11  Senator Miller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         Lines 26-203, delete those lines
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16  and insert:  that is intended to:
17         1.  Aid, abet, facilitate, permit, advocate, or
18  encourage;
19         2.  Publicize, promote, advertise, operate, stage,
20  schedule or conduct;
21         3.  Provide or secure a venue, transportation, or
22  security; or
23         4.  Result in the collection of an admission or fee.
24         (b)  "Self-murder" means the voluntary and intentional
25  taking of one's own life. As used in this section, the term
26  includes attempted self-murder.
27         (c)  "Simulated self-murder" means the artistic
28  depiction or portrayal of self-murder which is not an actual
29  self-murder. The term includes, but is not limited to, an
30  artistic depiction or portrayal of self-murder in a script,
31  play, movie, or story presented to the public or during an
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    7:57 PM   04/22/04                                h0221c-18c9u

SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 221 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 574238 1 event. 2 (2) A person may not for commercial or entertainment 3 purposes: 4 (a) Conduct any event that the person knows or 5 reasonably should know includes an actual self-murder as a 6 part of the event or deliberately assist in an actual 7 self-murder. 8 (b) Provide a theater, auditorium, club, or other 9 venue or location for any event that the person knows or 10 reasonably should know includes an actual self-murder as a 11 part of the event. 12 (3) This section does not prohibit any event during 13 which simulated self-murder will occur. 14 (4) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this 15 section that an attempted self-murder did not result in a 16 self-murder. 17 (5) A person who violates this section commits a 18 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 19 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 774.084. 20 (6) The Attorney General or any state attorney may 21 bring a civil proceeding for declaratory, injunctive, or other 22 relief to enforce the provisions of this section. 23 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 24 law. 25 26 27 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 28 And the title is amended as follows: 29 Lines 4-9, delete those lines 30 31 and insert: 2 7:57 PM 04/22/04 h0221c-18c9u
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 221 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 574238 1 defining the terms "deliberately assisting," 2 "self-murder," and "simulated self-murder"; 3 prohibiting conducting an event or providing a 4 location for an event that the person knows or 5 reasonably should know includes the act of 6 self-murder; prohibiting deliberately assisting 7 in a self-murder; providing an exception for 8 events in which simulated self-murder is 9 conducted; providing that a violation of the 10 act is a third-degree felony; authorizing the 11 Attorney General and state attorneys to enforce 12 the act through civil proceedings; 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 7:57 PM 04/22/04 h0221c-18c9u