Florida SB 406: Theft

Bill Text

406 
Carrying Weapons and Firearms 
2025-11-05T07:27:51Z 
Prohibiting a person from carrying a weapon or firearm into certain locations; providing criminal penalties, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 406 

 By Senator Polsky 

 30-00709-26 2026406__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to carrying weapons and firearms; 
 3 creating s. 790.0135, F.S.; prohibiting a person from 
 4 carrying a weapon or firearm into certain locations; 
 5 providing construction; providing criminal penalties; 
 6 amending ss. 790.013 and 790.06, F.S.; conforming 
 7 provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 
 8 effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Section 790.0135, Florida Statutes, is created 
 13 to read: 
 14 790.0135 Carrying a weapon or firearm; prohibited 
 15 locations.— 
 16 (1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person may not 
 17 carry a weapon or firearm into: 
 18 (a) A place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 
 19 (b) A police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 
 20 (c) A detention facility, prison, or jail; 
 21 (d) A courthouse; 
 22 (e) A courtroom, except that this section does not preclude 
 23 a judge from carrying a weapon or firearm or determining who 
 24 will carry a weapon or firearm in his or her courtroom; 
 25 (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 (2) This section does not: 
 51 (a) Prohibit a person from carrying or storing a firearm in 
 52 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 to 
 58 read: 
 59 790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms 
 60 without a license.—A person who carries a concealed weapon or 
 61 concealed firearm without a license as authorized under s. 
 62 790.01(1)(b): 
 63 (1) must carry valid identification at all times when he or 
 64 she is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or concealed 
 65 firearm and must display such identification upon demand by a 
 66 law enforcement officer. A violation of this section subsection 
 67 is a noncriminal violation punishable by a $25 fine, payable to 
 68 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 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 committee thereof; 
 91 9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not 
 92 related to firearms; 
 93 10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or 
 94 admini