Florida HB 321: Bump-fire Stocks

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HB 321 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to carrying weapons and firearms; 2
creating s. 790.0135, F.S.; prohibiting a person from 3
carrying a weapon or firearm into certain locations; 4
providing construction; providing a criminal penalty; 5
amending ss. 790.013 and 790.06, F.S.; conforming 6
provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 790.0135, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
790.0135 Carrying a weapon or firearm; prohibited 14
locations.— 15
(1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person may not 16
carry a weapon or firearm into: 17
(a) A place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 18
(b) A police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 19
(c) A detention facility, prison, or jail; 20
(d) A courthouse; 21
(e) A courtroom, except that this section does not 22
preclude a judge from carrying a weapon or firearm or 23
determining who will carry a weapon or firearm in his or her 24
courtroom; 25

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(f) A polling place; 26
(g) A meeting of the governing body of a county, public 27
school district, municipality, or special district; 28
(h) A meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; 29
(i) A school, college, or professional athletic event not 30
related to firearms; 31
(j) An elementary or secondary school facility or 32
administration building; 33
(k) A career center; 34
(l) A portion of an establishment licensed to dispense 35
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which 36
portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such 37
purpose; 38
(m) A college or university facility unless the person is 39
a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such 40
college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal 41
electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes 42
and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; 43
(n) The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area 44
of an airport, except that a person is not prohibited from 45
carrying a legal firearm into the terminal which is encased for 46
shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be 47
lawfully transported on an aircraft; or 48
(o) Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited 49
by federal law. 50

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(2) This section does not: 51
(a) Prohibit a person from carrying or storing a firearm 52
in a vehicle for lawful purposes. 53
(b) Modify the terms or conditions of s. 790.251(7). 54
(3) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this 55
section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable 56
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 57
Section 2. Section 790.013, Florida Statutes, is amended 58
to read: 59
790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed 60
firearms without a license.—A person who carries a concealed 61
weapon or concealed firearm without a license as authorized 62
under s. 790.01(1)(b): 63
(1) must carry valid identification at all times when he 64
or she is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or 65
concealed firearm and must display such identification upon 66
demand by a law enforcement officer. A violation of this section 67
subsection is a noncriminal violation punishable by a $25 fine, 68
payable to the clerk of the court. 69
(2) Is subject to s. 790.06(12) in the same manner as a 70
person who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon or concealed 71
firearm. 72
Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 790.06, Florida 73
Statutes, is amended to read: 74
790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed 75

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firearm.— 76
(12)(a) A license issued under this section does not 77
authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a 78
concealed weapon or concealed firearm into: 79
1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 80
2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 81
3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail; 82
4. Any courthouse; 83
5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section 84
precludes a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or concealed 85
firearm or determining who will carry a concealed weapon or 86
concealed firearm in his or her courtroom; 87
6. Any polling place; 88
7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public 89
school district, municipality, or special district; 90
8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committ