The Florida Senate

HB 941: Domestic Violence

GENERAL BILL by Eskamani ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Geller ; Mercado ; Polo ; Smith, C.

Domestic Violence; Revises prohibition on sale or transfer of firearms to persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence offenses; prohibits persons convicted of misdemeanor offense of domestic violence from possessing firearm or ammunition; requires persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses of domestic violence to surrender all firearms & ammunition; provides requirements for law enforcement officers carrying out court order & taking possession of firearms & ammunition; requires all law enforcement agencies to develop certain policies & procedures; authorizes defendant to elect to transfer all firearms & ammunitions that he or she owns to another person; provides criminal penalties.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/20/2019	House	• Filed
  2/28/2019	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 96
  3/5/2019	House	• Introduced -HJ 96
  5/3/2019	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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• HB 941, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2019 at 8:57 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1206	Domestic Violence	Berman	Identical	Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  790.065	Sale and delivery of firearms.	Page 2 (pdf)
  790.233	Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking; penalties.	Page 9 (pdf)
  790.234		Page 14 (pdf)

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