Florida House Bill 169 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-12 - Introduced
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides legislative findings & intent; provides for retroactive application; specifies that once prima facie claim of self-defense immunity has been raised, burden of proof shall be on party seeking to overcome immunity from criminal prosecution; entitles criminal defendants who successfully claim such immunity to award of specified costs, attorney fees, & related expenses; specifies procedure for reimbursement requests; requires reimbursements to be paid from operating trust fund of state attorney who prosecuted defendant; limits amount of award.

Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force

Sen. Dennis Baxley [R]	Rep. Neil Combee [R]	Rep. Brad Drake [R]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R]
Rep. Charlie Stone [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-12	House	Introduced
2015-11-17	House	Unfavorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 6
2015-11-10	House	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 11/17/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2015-09-24	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-09-15	House	Filed

S0344 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Judiciary Committee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
776	032		Amended Code	See Bill Text
939	061		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/169
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0169/BillText/Filed/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0169/Amendment/167671/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0169/Amendment/650269/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0169/Amendment/320015/PDF