Florida House Bill 455 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits sale, transfers, or possession of assault weapon or large-capacity ammunition magazine; provides exceptions; requires certificates of possession for assault weapons or large-capacity ammunition magazines lawfully possessed before specified date; provides conditions for continued possession of such weapons or large-capacity ammunition magazines; requires certificates of transfer for transfers of assault weapons or large-capacity magazines; provides for relinquishment of assault weapons or large-capacity magazines; provides requirements for transportation of assault weapons; provides enhanced criminal penalties for certain offenses when committed with assault weapon or large-capacity magazine.

Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines

Rep. Carlos Smith [D]	Rep. John Cortes [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Javier Fernandez [D]
Rep. Joseph Geller [D]	Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Amy Mercado [D]
Rep. Cindy Polo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2019-05-03	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-01-30	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2019-01-22	House	Filed

S466 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Judiciary
H553 (Related) 2019-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S500 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Criminal Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	087		Amended Code	See Bill Text
790	301		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/455
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/455/BillText/Filed/PDF