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SB 1052: Use or Threatened Use of Force

GENERAL BILL by Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer ; Berman ; Taddeo ; Polsky

Use or Threatened Use of Force; Citing this act as the "The Self-Defense Restoration Act"; deleting provisions relating to persons using or threatening to use force not having to retreat before such use or threatened use in defense of persons or property; prohibiting persons from using deadly force in accordance with specified provisions of law if such persons know that they can avoid the necessity of using deadly force with complete safety by retreating; deleting provisions relating to persons using deadly force not having a duty to retreat and having the right to stand their ground under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/4/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/10/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 112
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 112
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 1052, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2021 at 8:00 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1015 Use or Threatened Use of Force Rayner Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 6063 Use of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person Joseph Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    776.012 Use or threatened use of force in defense of person. Page 1 (pdf)
    776.031 Use or threatened use of force in defense of property. Page 2 (pdf)
    776.032 Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force. Page 3 (pdf)
    790.25 Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons. Page 3 (pdf)

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