HB 305 Summary

• Amends section 790.33 to allow counties and municipalities to regulate possession of firearms on property they own, unless otherwise prohibited by the State Constitution.

• Establishes exceptions to state firearms preemption, permitting local regulations on municipally or county-owned property while maintaining uniform statewide firearms laws.

• Creates enforcement mechanisms including court-ordered injunctions, civil fines up to $5,000 for knowing and willful violations by local officials, and allows private parties to sue for damages up to $100,000 plus attorney's fees.

• Amends section 790.251 to clarify that public sector employers are prohibited from regulating firearms under state preemption, while allowing employees to keep legally owned firearms locked in private vehicles in employer parking lots.

• Takes effect July 1, 2014.