Florida SB 180: Computer Coding Instruction

Bill Text

180 
Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms 
2025-10-14T08:48:14Z 
Revising the standard by which adults and minors are considered criminally negligent in the storage of a firearm under specified circumstances; revising an exception to the prohibition on storing or leaving a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a minor who obtains it and commits a specified violation; revising the definition of the term “minor”; revising requirements for the safe storage of loaded firearms; providing criminal penalties if a person is found to have failed to properly secure or store a firearm, resulting in a minor gaining access to the weapon, etc. 
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2026 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 180 

 By Senator Polsky 

 30-00507-26 2026180__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the sale, transfer, and storage of 
 3 firearms; amending s. 784.05, F.S.; revising the 
 4 standard by which adults and minors are considered 
 5 criminally negligent in the storage of a firearm under 
 6 specified circumstances; providing criminal penalties; 
 7 revising the definition of the term “minor”; 
 8 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 
 9 amending s. 790.115, F.S.; revising an exception to 
 10 the prohibition on storing or leaving a loaded firearm 
 11 within the reach or easy access of a minor who obtains 
 12 it and commits a specified violation; conforming a 
 13 provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 
 14 790.174, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 
 15 “minor”; revising requirements for the safe storage of 
 16 loaded firearms; providing criminal penalties if a 
 17 person is found to have failed to properly secure or 
 18 store a firearm, resulting in a minor gaining access 
 19 to the weapon; amending s. 790.175, F.S.; conforming 
 20 provisions to changes made by the act; requiring the 
 21 seller or transferor of a firearm to comply with 
 22 specified provisions; providing an exception; 
 23 authorizing a firearm dealer to charge a certain fee; 
 24 providing immunity for certain providers of 
 25 information; providing criminal penalties; making 
 26 technical changes; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; 
 27 conforming a cross-reference and a provision to 
 28 changes made by the act; reenacting s. 409.175(5)(g), 
 29 F.S., relating to rules of the Department of Children 
 30 and Families requiring the adoption of a form used by 
 31 child-placing agencies, to incorporate the amendment 
 32 made to s. 790.174, F.S., in a reference thereto; 
 33 providing an effective date. 
 34 
 35 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 36 
 37 Section 1. Section 784.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 38 read: 
 39 784.05 Culpable negligence.— 
 40 (1) Whoever, through culpable negligence, exposes another 
 41 person to personal injury commits a misdemeanor of the second 
 42 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 
 43 (2) Whoever, through culpable negligence, inflicts actual 
 44 personal injury on another commits a misdemeanor of the first 
 45 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 
 46 (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b): 
 47 1. An adult who stores or leaves Whoever violates 
 48 subsection (1) by storing or leaving a loaded firearm within the 
 49 reach or easy access of a minor commits, if the minor obtains 
 50 the firearm and uses it to inflict injury or death upon himself 
 51 or herself or any other person, commits a felony of the third 
 52 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 
 53 775.084. 
 54 2. A minor who violates subsection (1) by storing or 
 55 leaving a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of 
 56 another minor, if the other minor obtains the firearm and uses 
 57 it to inflict injury or death upon himself or herself or any 
 58 other person, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, 
 59 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 
 60 (b) However, This subsection does not apply: 
 61 1.(a) If the firearm was stored or left in a securely 
 62 locked box or container or in a secure location which a 
 63 reasonable person would have believed to be secure, or was 
 64 securely locked with a firearm locking mechanism trigger lock; 
 65 2.(b) If the minor obtains the firearm as a result of an 
 66 unlawful entry by any person; 
 67 3.(c) To injuries resulting from target or sport shooting 
 68 accidents or hunting accidents; or 
 69 4.(d) To members of the United States Armed Forces, 
 70 National Guard, or State Militia, or to police or other law 
 71 enforcement officers, with respect to firearm possession by a 
 72 minor which occurs during or incidental to the performance of 
 73 their official duties. 
 74 
 75 When any minor child is accidentally shot by another family 
 76 member, an arrest may not no arrest shall be made pursuant to 
 77 this subsection before prior to 7 days after the date