Florida Senate - 2022 SB By Senator Hooper 16-00579-22 2022370__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled

An act relating to offenses against firefighters; 2 amending s. 782.065, F.S.; providing enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed against firefighters engaged in the performance of their lawful duties; providing an effective date. 6

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8

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Section 782.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer, firefighter.—13 Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and

chapter 921, a defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for release upon findings by the trier of fact that, beyond a reasonable doubt: 17

(1) The defendant committed murder in the first degree in violation of s. 782.04(1) and a death sentence was not imposed; 19 murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 20 782.04(2), (3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second degree in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2); or attempted felony murder in violation of s. 782.051; and 23

(2) The victim of any offense described in subsection (1) 24 was a law enforcement officer, part-time law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, part-time correctional officer, auxiliary correctional officer, correctional probation officer, part-time correctional probation officer, or auxiliary correctional probation officer, 29 Florida Senate - 2022 SB 370 16-00579-22 2022370__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. as those terms are defined in s. 943.10, or was a firefighter as defined in s. 633.102, engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty. 32

Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 33