Bill Text: FL S0088 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Threatening Violence Using a Firearm
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-12-05 - Withdrawn prior to introduction [S0088 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S0088-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2017 SB 88 By Senator Steube 23-00226-17 201788__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to threatening violence using a 3 firearm; amending s. 790.162, F.S.; prohibiting a 4 person from threatening to use a firearm in a violent 5 manner against another person; providing a criminal 6 penalty; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1. Section 790.162, Florida Statutes, is amended to 11 read: 12 790.162 ThreateningThreatto throw, project, place, or 13 discharge any destructive device or threatening to use firearm 14 in violent manner, felony; penalty.—It is unlawful for aany15 person to threaten to throw, project, place, or discharge aany16 destructive device or to threaten to use a firearm in a violent 17 manner against another person with intent to do bodily harm to 18 any person or with intent to do damage to any property of any 19 person. A, and anyperson who violates this sectionconvicted20thereofcommits a felony of the second degree, punishable as 21 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 22 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.