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10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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15 | 15 | | An act relating to mass shootings and acts of 2 |
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16 | 16 | | terrorism; amending s. 836.10, F.S.; revising the 3 |
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17 | 17 | | definition of the term "electronic record"; revising a 4 |
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18 | 18 | | prohibition on making threats to conduct a mass 5 |
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19 | 19 | | shooting or an act of terrorism to include audio and 6 |
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20 | 20 | | video telephones; prohibiting planning to conduct a 7 |
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21 | 21 | | mass shooting or an act of terrorism; defining the 8 |
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22 | 22 | | term "plan to conduct a mass shooting or an act of 9 |
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23 | 23 | | terrorism"; specifying what constitutes a plan to 10 |
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24 | 24 | | conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism; making 11 |
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25 | 25 | | technical changes; providing an effective date. 12 |
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27 | 27 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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29 | 29 | | Section 1. Section 836.10, Florida S tatutes, is amended to 16 |
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30 | 30 | | read: 17 |
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31 | 31 | | 836.10 Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily 18 |
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32 | 32 | | injury; threats to, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of 19 |
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33 | 33 | | terrorism; planning to conduct a mass shooting or an act of 20 |
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34 | 34 | | terrorism; punishment; exemption from liability. — 21 |
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35 | 35 | | (1) As used in this section, the term "electronic record" 22 |
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36 | 36 | | means any record created, modified, archived, received, or 23 |
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37 | 37 | | distributed electronically which contains any combination of 24 |
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38 | 38 | | text, graphics, video, audio, or pictorial represented in 25 |
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51 | 51 | | digital form, but does not include a telephone call . 26 |
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52 | 52 | | (2) It is unlawful for any person to send, post, or 27 |
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53 | 53 | | transmit, or procure the sending, posting, or transmission of, a 28 |
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54 | 54 | | writing or other record, including an electronic record, in any 29 |
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55 | 55 | | manner in which it may be viewed by a nother person, when in such 30 |
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56 | 56 | | writing or record the person makes a threat to : 31 |
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57 | 57 | | (a) kill or to do bodily harm to another person; or 32 |
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58 | 58 | | (b) Conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. 33 |
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60 | 60 | | A person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the 35 |
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61 | 61 | | second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 36 |
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62 | 62 | | or s. 775.084. 37 |
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63 | 63 | | (3)(a) It is unlawful for any person to threaten to 38 |
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64 | 64 | | conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, regardless of 39 |
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65 | 65 | | whether orally, in writing, or by any electronic record, 40 |
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66 | 66 | | including, but not limited to, audio or video telephone calls in 41 |
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67 | 67 | | which the caller threatens to conduct a mass shooting or an act 42 |
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68 | 68 | | of terrorism. 43 |
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69 | 69 | | (b) A person who violates this subsection commits a felony 44 |
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70 | 70 | | of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 45 |
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71 | 71 | | 775.083, or s. 775.084. 46 |
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72 | 72 | | (4) It is unlawful for any person to plan to conduct a 47 |
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73 | 73 | | mass shooting or an act of terrorism. 48 |
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74 | 74 | | (a) As used in this subsection, the term "plan to conduct 49 |
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75 | 75 | | a mass shooting or an act of terrorism" means to take two or 50 |
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88 | 88 | | more actions in preparation to conduct a mass shooting or an act 51 |
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89 | 89 | | of terrorism. Any combination of two or more of the following 52 |
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90 | 90 | | actions, along with a written or stated desire or intent to 53 |
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91 | 91 | | commit a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, constitutes 54 |
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92 | 92 | | planning such an act: 55 |
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93 | 93 | | 1. Identifying, orally or in writing or in any electronic 56 |
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94 | 94 | | record, the location where an individual or a group plans to 57 |
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95 | 95 | | conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. 58 |
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96 | 96 | | 2. Identifying, orally or in writing or in any electronic 59 |
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97 | 97 | | record, the date upon which an individual or a group plans to 60 |
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98 | 98 | | conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. 61 |
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99 | 99 | | 3. Purchasing weapons, ammunition, body armor, bomb -making 62 |
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100 | 100 | | materials, camera equipment, or any other item intended to be 63 |
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101 | 101 | | used in the course of conducting a mass shooting or an act of 64 |
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102 | 102 | | terrorism. 65 |
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103 | 103 | | 4. Conducting drills or simulations in preparation for 66 |
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104 | 104 | | conducting a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. 67 |
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105 | 105 | | 5. Setting up an Internet live stream for the purpose of 68 |
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106 | 106 | | broadcasting a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. 69 |
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107 | 107 | | 6. Writing a manifesto or detailed plan as to how or why 70 |
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108 | 108 | | an individual or a group plans to conduct a mass shooting or an 71 |
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109 | 109 | | act of terrorism. 72 |
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110 | 110 | | (b) A person who violates this subsection commits a felony 73 |
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111 | 111 | | of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 74 |
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125 | 125 | | (5)(3) This section does not impose liability on a 76 |
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126 | 126 | | provider of an interactive computer service, communications 77 |
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127 | 127 | | services as defined in s. 202.11(1) s. 202.11, a commercial 78 |
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128 | 128 | | mobile service, or an information service, including, but not 79 |
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129 | 129 | | limited to, an Internet service provider or a hosting service 80 |
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130 | 130 | | provider, if it provides the transmission, storage, or caching 81 |
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131 | 131 | | of electronic communications or messages of others or provides 82 |
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132 | 132 | | another related telecommunications service, commercial mobile 83 |
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133 | 133 | | radio service, or information service for use by another person 84 |
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134 | 134 | | who violates this section. This exemption from liability is 85 |
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135 | 135 | | consistent with and in addition to any liability exemption 86 |
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136 | 136 | | provided under 47 U.S.C. s. 230. 87 |
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137 | 137 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 88 |
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