Florida House Bill 499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Domestic Violence

Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Joseph Casello [D]	Rep. John Cortes [D]	Rep. Dan Daley [D]
Rep. Delores Hogan Johnson [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Cindy Polo [D]	Sen. Carlos Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-14	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2020-03-14	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2019-11-15	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2019-10-31	House	Filed

S718 (Similar To) 2020-03-14 - Died in Infrastructure and Security

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
784	04875		Amended Code	See Bill Text
790	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
790	233		Amended Code	See Bill Text
790	234		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/499
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/499/BillText/Filed/PDF