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CS/SB 1000: Purchase of Firearms by Mentally Ill Persons

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Gibson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benacquisto ; Brandes

Purchase of Firearms by Mentally Ill Persons; Providing conditions under which a person who has been voluntarily admitted to a mental institution for treatment and has undergone an involuntary examination under the Baker Act may be prohibited from purchasing a firearm; providing requirements for the examining physician; providing requirements with respect to the filing of specified records with the court and presentation of such records to a judge or magistrate; providing lawful authority of a judge or magistrate to review specified records and order such records be submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/29/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2013-249) -SJ 728
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/19/2013 Senate • Filed
2/22/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 71
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 71
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/13, 12:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
4/2/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 279
4/3/2013 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 284
4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
• Now in Rules -SJ 476
4/17/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/22/13, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/22/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
4/23/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480
4/24/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13
4/29/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 728
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1355 -SJ 728
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2013-249) -SJ 728