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SB 500: Gun Safety

GENERAL BILL by Stewart

Gun Safety; Prohibiting the importing into the state of, or the distributing, transporting, transferring, selling, or giving of, an assault weapon or large-capacity magazine; prohibiting the possession of an assault weapon or large-capacity magazine; providing exceptions; requiring certificates of possession for assault weapons or large-capacity magazines lawfully possessed before a specified date; providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain offenses when committed with an assault weapon or large-capacity magazine, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/24/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 67
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 67
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 500, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2019 at 10:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 455 Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines Smith Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 466 Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines Farmer Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.366 Legislative intent and policy in cases meeting criteria of s. 775.087(2) and (3). Page 14 (pdf)
    775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. Page 12 (pdf)
    790.30 Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 15 (pdf)
    947.146 Control Release Authority. Page 20 (pdf)

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