House Bill 4011 (2016) - The Florida Senate

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HB 4011: Use of Force

GENERAL BILL by Williams

Use of Force; Removes provisions specifying that person has no duty to retreat & has right to stand his or her ground & meet force with force in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 9/3/2015 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 122
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
9/3/2015	House	• Filed • Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 122

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 4017	Use of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person	Watson	Similar	Last Action: 9/28/2015 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 123 Location: Withdrawn from consideration

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 4011 Filed	9/3/2015 9:09 AM	PDF

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Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
776.012	Use or threatened use of force in defense of person.	Page 1 (pdf)
776.013	Home protection; use or threatened use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.	Page 2 (pdf)
776.031	Use or threatened use of force in defense of property.	Page 2 (pdf)

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