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General Category => Get Local => Florida => Topic started by: LivingDeadGirl on February 11, 2015, 09:18:07 PM
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This post will be for residents of Florida to share state and local legislation. Please indicate if the bill you're talking about is local or state.
You can find your state representatives: http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find
If you need help finding your local representatives, please let me know and I will do what I can.
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HB 19/SB 180 - Permits school superintendent, with approval of the school board, to authorize school safety designee to carry concealed weapon or firearm on school property http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0019 http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0180
HB 4005/SB 176 - Deleting a provision prohibiting concealed carry licensees from openly carrying a handgun or carrying a concealed weapon or firearm into a college or university facility, etc. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0176
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/4005
HB 251/SB 754 - Provides that state sales & use taxes collected on firearms & ammunition shall be allocated to Safe Schools Trust Fund; provides that exception to prohibition on open carrying of weapons for certain nonlethal weapons does not apply to persons, other than school faculty or staff members, within school safety zones; provides that person within school safety zone who is carrying weapon or firearm in violation of specified provisions may avoid charges by surrendering weapon or firearm to specified person at earliest opportunity if person has committed no other offense involving weapon or firearm within zone; provides that license to carry concealed weapon or firearm does not authorize any person to openly carry handgun or carry concealed weapon or firearm in school safety zone; requires school district's guidance plan to include mandatory guidance counseling for certain students in school safety issues. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0251 http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0754
HB 493/SB 290 - Providing an exemption from criminal penalties for carrying a concealed weapon or a concealed firearm when evacuating pursuant to a mandatory evacuation order during a declared state of emergency, etc. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0290 http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0493
HB 623 - Prohibits discharge of firearm on residential property, regardless of whether discharge occurs outdoors or in reckless or negligent manner. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0623
SB 822 - Providing legislative intent regarding the justifiable use of force; clarifying what constitutes provocation in the determination of applicability of the justified use of force provision; providing an exemption from criminal penalties for a person carrying a concealed weapon or a concealed firearm when evacuating pursuant to a mandatory evacuation order during a declared state of emergency, etc. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0822
HB 4027 - Repeals provisions relating to home protection & use of deadly force, which created presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm in certain circumstances & provided that person has no duty to retreat & has right to stand his or her ground & meet force with force in certain circumstances; conforms provisions. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/4027
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SB140 - allows for a licensee to open carry
SB142/HB835 - revises locations and circumstances where a loaded firearm is required to be kept secured
HB167/SB254 - prohibits assualt weapons and large capacity magazines
SB170 - updates where a licensee can carry a weapon, open or concealed
HM171 - designates a Firearm Violence Awareness Month
CS/SB260 - makes it illegal to threaten to kill someone
CS/CS/SB498 - revises requirements to obtain CCDW
SB524 - exempts fingerprint services for CCDW from the tax
SB610/HB819 - requires places that prohibit concealed carry to take responsbility for safety
CS/SB616 - authorizing a licensee to surrender concealed firearm at courthouse temporarily
SB618 - allow for concealed carry at all public areas in an airport
HB509 - requires FDLE to notify local law enforcement if someone is denied through NICS
SB620 - allow for concealed carr at meetings of rthe Legislature
SB622 - prohibits concealed carry at school athletic events
SB626 - allows for concealed carry at local government meeting
SB640 - allows for concealed carry at any career center
SB644 - allows for a CCDW holder to open carry
SB648 - increases penalities for a person who exhibits a weapon near a school
SB956/HB1355 - requires CCDW applicants to undergo a mental health exam
HB957 - increases penalities for certain firearm offenses
HB1113/SB1334 - requires all private sales to go through a FFL