The Florida Senate

HB 1573: Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers

GENERAL BILL by DuBose ; Joseph ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Driskell

Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers; Requires law enforcement officer to intervene when another officer is using or attempting to use excessive force; requires law enforcement officer to render aid to victim of excessive force; requires law enforcement officer to report use of excessive force by another officer; requires law enforcement officer to report commission of criminal offense by another officer while on duty.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/1/2021	House	• Filed
  3/2/2021	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/5/2021	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
  4/30/2021	House	• Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)

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• HB 1573, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2021 at 4:39 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1148	Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers	Rouson	Identical	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)
  H 1451	Community Safety and Criminal Justice	Driskell	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)
  H 7051 (er)	Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices	Judiciary Committee	Compare	Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-241
  S 1982	Unlawful Acts of Officers, Employees, or Agents of the State	Powell	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)

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