Florida SB 346: Special Observances

Bill Text

346 
Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines 
2025-11-04T04:01:23Z 
Prohibiting the sale or transfer of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting possession of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; requiring certificates of possession for assault weapons or large-capacity magazines lawfully possessed before a specified date, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-10-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 346 

 By Senator Smith 

 17-00076-26 2026346__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to assault weapons and large-capacity 
 3 magazines; creating s. 790.301, F.S.; defining terms; 
 4 prohibiting the sale or transfer of an assault weapon 
 5 or a large-capacity magazine; providing exceptions; 
 6 providing criminal penalties; prohibiting possession 
 7 of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; 
 8 providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; 
 9 requiring certificates of possession for assault 
 10 weapons or large-capacity magazines lawfully possessed 
 11 before a specified date; specifying requirements for 
 12 the certificates; requiring the Department of Law 
 13 Enforcement to adopt rules by a specified date; 
 14 requiring the department to conduct certain background 
 15 investigations; specifying the form of the 
 16 certificates of possession; limiting sales or 
 17 transfers of assault weapons or large-capacity 
 18 magazines documented by certificates of possession; 
 19 providing conditions for continued possession of such 
 20 weapons or large-capacity magazines; specifying 
 21 requirements for an applicant who fails to qualify for 
 22 a certificate of possession; requiring certificates of 
 23 transfer for transfers of certain assault weapons or 
 24 large-capacity magazines; specifying requirements for 
 25 certificates of transfer; requiring the department to 
 26 maintain a file of such certificates; providing for 
 27 relinquishment of assault weapons or large-capacity 
 28 magazines; specifying requirements for transporting 
 29 assault weapons or large-capacity magazines under 
 30 certain circumstances; providing criminal penalties; 
 31 specifying circumstances in which the manufacture or 
 32 transport of assault weapons or large-capacity 
 33 magazines is not prohibited; exempting permanently 
 34 inoperable firearms from certain provisions; amending 
 35 s. 775.087, F.S.; providing enhanced criminal 
 36 penalties for certain offenses when committed with an 
 37 assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; providing 
 38 for severability; providing an effective date. 
 39 
 40 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 41 
 42 Section 1. Section 790.301, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 43 read: 
 44 790.301 Assault weapons.— 
 45 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 
 46 (a)1. “Assault weapon” means any selective-fire firearm 
 47 capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic, or burst fire at the 
 48 option of the user or any of the following semiautomatic 
 49 firearms: 
 50 a. All AK series, including, but not limited to, the 
 51 following: AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, 
 52 NHM91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR, WASR-10, WUM, Rock River Arms LAR-47, 
 53 and Vector Arms AK-47. 
 54 b. All AR series, including, but not limited to, the 
 55 following: AR-10, AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite AR-180 and 
 56 M15, Olympic Arms, AR70, DPMS tactical rifles, Smith & Wesson 
 57 M&P15 rifles, Colt AR-15, Rock River Arms LAR-15, and DoubleStar 
 58 AR rifles. 
 59 c. Algimec AGM1. 
 60 d. Barrett 82A1 and REC7. 
 61 e. Beretta AR-70 and Beretta Storm. 
 62 f. Bushmaster auto rifle. 
 63 g. Calico Liberty series. 
 64 h. Chartered Industries of Singapore SR-88. 
 65 i. Colt Sporter. 
 66 j. Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max-1, and Max-2. 
 67 k. Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC. 
 68 l. FAMAS MAS 223. 
 69 m. Federal XC-900 and SC-450. 
 70 n. FNH PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 
 71 o. Goncz High Tech Carbine. 
 72 p. Hi-Point Carbine. 
 73 q. HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, SP-89, or HK-PSG-1. 
 74 r. Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU series, RFB. 
 75 s. M1 Carbine. 
 76 t. SAR-8, SAR-4800, and SR9. 
 77 u. SIG 57 AMT and 500 series. 
 78 v. SIG Sauer MCX rifle. 
 79 w. SKS capable of accepting a detachable magazine. 
 80 x. SLG 95. 
 81 y. SLR 95 or 96. 
 82 z. Spectre Auto carbine. 
 83 aa. Springfield Armory BM59, SAR-48, and G-3. 
 84 bb. Sterling MK-6 and MK-7. 
 85 cc. Steyr AUG. 
 86 dd. Sturm Ruger Mini-14 with folding stock. 
 87 ee. TNW M230 and M2HB. 
 88 ff. Thompson types, including Thompson T5. 
 89 gg. UZI, Galil and UZI Sporter, Galil Sporter, Galil Sniper 
 90 Rifle (Galatz), or Vector Arms UZI. 
 91 hh. Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
 92 2. All of the following handguns, or copies, duplicates, or 
 93 altered facsimiles thereof with the capability of any such 
 94 weapon: 
 95 a. AK-47 pistol and Mini AK-47 pistol. 
 96 b. AR-1