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CS/CS/SB 448: Threatened Use of Force

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Evers

Threatened Use of Force; Prohibiting the court from imposing certain mandatory minimum sentences if the court makes specified written findings; applying provisions relating to the use of force in defense of persons to the threatened use of force; applying presumption relating to the use of deadly force to the threatened use of deadly force in the defense of a residence and similar circumstances; applying immunity provisions that relate to the use of force to the threatened use of force; providing that a person is not justified in the threatened use of force to resist an arrest by a law enforcement officer, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/3/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195) -SJ 385
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

  • CS/CS/SB 448, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2014 at 6:19 PM

  • CS/CS/SB 448, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/13/2014 at 5:40 PM

  • CS/SB 448, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/6/2014 at 8:45 AM

  • SB 448, Original Filed Version Posted 11/25/2013 at 4:36 PM