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SB 822: Carrying a Concealed Weapon or a Concealed Firearm

GENERAL BILL by Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Thompson

Carrying a Concealed Weapon or a Concealed Firearm; Providing legislative intent regarding the justifiable use of force; clarifying what constitutes provocation in the determination of applicability of the justified use of force provision; providing an exemption from criminal penalties for a person carrying a concealed weapon or a concealed firearm when evacuating pursuant to a mandatory evacuation order during a declared state of emergency, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/11/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 88
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 88
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44)

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  • SB 822, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2015 at 9:04 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1273 Carrying a Concealed Weapon or a Concealed Firearm Antone Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44)
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)     		Track This Bill
    H 493 (c2) Carrying a Concealed Weapon or Concealed Firearm Fitzenhagen Compare Last Action: 4/8/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44) -HJ 464
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 290 (er) Carrying a Concealed Weapon or a Concealed Firearm Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/22/2015 Chapter No. 2015-44
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    776.001 Page 1 (pdf)
    776.041 Use or threatened use of force by aggressor. Page 1 (pdf)
    790.01 Carrying concealed weapons. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.02 Officer to arrest without warrant and upon probable cause. Page 3 (pdf)
    790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm. Page 4 (pdf)
    790.25 Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons. Page 5 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 5 (pdf)

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