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FL S0610

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Greg Steube

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates new statute 768.38 establishing that businesses, organizations, or entities prohibiting concealed weapon licensees from carrying firearms assume absolute custodial responsibility for the licensee's safety against unlawful acts, recklessness by others, or animal attacks on their property or adjacent properties the licensee must traverse.

  • Grants concealed weapon licensees a cause of action against entities with firearm prohibitions if the licensee suffers bodily injury, death, economic loss, or property damage from prohibited conduct or animal attacks while disarmed, with a 2-year statute of limitations.

  • Entitles prevailing licensees to recover damages, reasonable attorney fees, court costs, expert witness costs, and other necessary litigation costs.

  • Requires entities prohibiting firearms to clearly display notice that licensees are under the entity's custodial responsibility, alongside any prohibition signage.

  • Establishes that plaintiffs must prove by preponderance of evidence: valid concealed weapon license, entity's firearm prohibition, entity was not legally required to prohibit firearms, suffered qualifying harm while prevented from carrying, and harm resulted from conduct that could reasonably have been prevented if armed.

Legislative Description

Firearms

Last Action

Died in Judiciary

5/5/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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