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FL H0213
Bill
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Alex Andrade
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AI Summary
- Expands Florida's firearms preemption law (s. 790.33) to explicitly prohibit Cabinet members from adopting administrative regulations concerning firearms and ammunition, unless expressly authorized by the State Constitution or general law
- Subjects subjective or arbitrary actions that encumber the concealed weapons license issuance process to injunctions and penalties under s. 790.33, rather than simply declaring them "prohibited"
- Requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to enforce state firearms laws, in addition to the existing requirement for local jurisdictions to do so
- Extends existing penalty provisions to cover Cabinet members who violate the preemption law, including court-ordered permanent injunctions and civil fines of up to $5,000 for knowing and willful violations
- Eliminates good faith reliance on advice of counsel as a defense for any person or entity—not just local governments—that enacts a prohibited ordinance, regulation, or rule
- Effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Regulation of Concealed Weapons and Firearms
Last Action
Died in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee1/22/2021
Full Bill Text
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