Bill > S0270

This bill modifies Florida's "stand your ground" law, which allows individuals to use force, including deadly force, without a duty to retreat if they reasonably believe it's necessary to prevent death, great bodily harm, or a forcible felony, by requiring that the person claiming immunity must have reasonably believed it was necessary to use force due to an "overt act" by the attacker, meaning a clear and open action. The bill also clarifies that "unlawful activity" refers to actions prohibited by state law and expands the exceptions to immunity from civil and criminal liability for using justifiable force, stating that this immunity does not apply if a child or a bystander not involved in the overt act is injured, or if the person using force injures a law enforcement officer acting in their official duties unless specific conditions are met regarding the officer's identification or the user's knowledge of their status.