Florida HB 133: Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer

Bill Text

HB 133 2026

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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

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to minimum age for firearm purchase or 2
transfer; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; reducing the 3
minimum age at which a person may purchase a firearm 4
and the age of purchasers to which specified licensees 5
are prohibited from selling or transferring a firearm; 6
repealing an exception; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (13) of section 790.065, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms.— 13
(13) A person younger than 18 21 years of age may not 14
purchase a firearm. The sale or transfer of a firearm to a 15
person younger than 18 21 years of age may not be made or 16
facilitated by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 17
licensed dealer. A person who violates this subsection commits a 18
felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 19
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The prohibitions of this 20
subsection do not apply to the purchase of a rifle or shotgun by 21
a law enforcement officer or correctional officer, as those 22
terms are defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or 23
(9), or a servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 24
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 25