Florida House Bill 709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety 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 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. Ben Diamond [D]

Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil [D]

Rep. Allison Tant [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-18	House	Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-03	House	Filed

S186 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Judiciary

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/2021/709
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/709/BillText/Filed/PDF