FL S0636 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Revising the standard under which a person is justified in using or threatening to use nondeadly or deadly force from a person's reasonable belief to the objective belief of a reasonably cautious and prudent person in the same circumstances; revising the burden of proof from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance of the evidence which the party seeking to overcome immunity from criminal prosecution under a specified provision must prove, etc.
Title
Use or Threatened Use of Force
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | Senate | Died in Criminal Justice |
| 2019-05-03 | Senate | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2019-03-05 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2019-02-15 | Senate | Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules |
| 2019-01-31 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H787 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776 | 012 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 776 | 013 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 776 | 032 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 790 | 25 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/636 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/636/BillText/Filed/HTML |
