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CS/CS/HB 89: Threatened Use of Force

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Combee ; Edwards ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Albritton ; Baxley ; Beshears ; Boyd ; Broxson ; Caldwell ; Campbell ; Clelland ; Cummings ; Danish ; Diaz, M. ; Eagle ; Fitzenhagen ; Fresen ; Gonzalez ; Grant ; Harrell ; Hill ; Holder ; Hood ; Hudson ; Hutson ; Ingram ; Jones, M. ; Jones, S. ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; Metz ; Murphy ; Patronis ; Perry ; Pilon ; Raburn ; Raschein ; Raulerson ; Renuart ; Roberson ; Rodrigues, R. ; Rouson ; Santiago ; Smith ; Spano ; Steube ; Stewart ; Stone ; Tobia ; Van Zant ; Young

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: 6/20/2014
Last Action: 6/20/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-195
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/26/2013 House • Filed
10/31/2013 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 15
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 11/07/13, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
11/7/2013 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 152
11/20/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/16/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 150
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 150
2/13/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/20/14, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/20/2014 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 2 -HJ 160
2/25/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2/27/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 150
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 15
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 134
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 134
3/17/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/14
3/19/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 295
• Amendment(s) adopted (823485) -HJ 299
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/20/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 315
• Amendment(s) failed (550093) -HJ 316
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 93 NAYS 24 -HJ 316
3/26/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 350
• Received -SJ 350
4/3/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 384
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 384
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 448 -SJ 385
• Read 2nd time -SJ 384
• Amendment(s) failed (306012) -SJ 385
• Read 3rd time -SJ 385
• CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 7 -SJ 385
4/11/2014 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 524
6/13/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-195