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CS/SB 1456: Firearm Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Avila

Firearm Offenses; Adding the conviction for committing or the attempt to commit a felony offense of human trafficking to the list of offenses during the commission of which if a person possesses a firearm, destructive device, a semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity detachable box magazine, or a machine gun, such person is subject to a specified mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; increasing the maximum number of days of detention that a minor who violates specified provisions for a first, second, or subsequent offense may serve in a secure detention facility; increasing the criminal penalties and providing that it is grand theft of the second degree if the property stolen is a firearm and the offender has previously been convicted for grand theft of a firearm under a specified provision; authorizing a court to extend the length of secure detention if a child is charged with an offense involving the possession or use of a firearm, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1465 (Ch. 2023-87) -SJ 704
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/27/2023 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/28/2023 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
    4/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/13/2023 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
    4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/17/2023 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
    5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 703
    • Substituted CS/HB 1465 -SJ 704
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1465 (Ch. 2023-87) -SJ 704

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  • CS/SB 1456, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2023 at 12:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1465 (er) Firearm and Destructive Device Offenses Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-87 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties. Page 6 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 9 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 16 (pdf)
    985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions. Page 14 (pdf)
    985.245 Risk assessment instrument. Page 14 (pdf)
    985.25 Detention intake. Page 14 (pdf)
    985.26 Length of detention. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • SB 1456, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2023 at 11:57 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2023 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1465 (c1) Firearm and Destructive Device Offenses Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-87 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    957060 - Amendment
    Between lines 420 and 421 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Avila)     		4/10/2023
    3:20 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/13/2023     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2023 3:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/13/2023 10:30 AM Fiscal Policy 17 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. Page 2 (pdf)
    790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties. Page 6 (pdf)
    812.014 Theft. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 15 (pdf)
    985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions. Page 13 (pdf)
    985.245 Risk assessment instrument. Page 14 (pdf)
    985.25 Detention intake. Page 14 (pdf)

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