Florida House Bill 787 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes provisions stating that persons who use or threaten to use force, other than deadly force, do not have duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force in defense of persons or property; prohibits use of deadly force by person who knows that he or she can avoid using deadly force with complete safety by retreating; removes provisions stating that person using or threatening to use deadly force does not have duty to retreat & has right to stand his or her ground; repeals provisions relating to immunity from criminal prosecution & civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force.

Use or Threatened Use of Force

Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-12-27	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-27	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-12-27	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-07	House	Filed

S96 (Same As) 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
776	012		Amended Code	See Bill Text
776	031		Amended Code	See Bill Text
776	032		Amended Code	See Bill Text
790	25		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/787
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/787/BillText/Filed/PDF