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Passed Florida Firearm Legislation H0055

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Legislation Overview

Title: Sale of Firearms

Description: Requires FDLE procedures to allow payment or transmittal of processing fees for criminal history checks of potential firearms buyers by electronic means; provides that criminal history check requests may be made by electronic means.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Chapter No. 2018-144

Last Action Date: April 9, 2018

Companion Bill: S152

Sponsors

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7 sponsors: Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee;Frank White (R); Randy Fine (R); Jason Fischer (R); James Grant (R); Stan McClain (R); Jayer Williamson (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (7 of 120)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 9, 2018 Chapter No. 2018-144
Apr 6, 2018 Approved by Governor
Mar 26, 2018 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Senate Mar 9, 2018 Read 3rd time
House Mar 9, 2018 Ordered enrolled
Senate Mar 9, 2018 CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate Feb 8, 2018 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate Feb 8, 2018 Placed on 3rd reading
Senate Feb 8, 2018 Read 2nd time
Senate Feb 8, 2018 Substituted for CS/SB 152
Senate Feb 8, 2018 Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
Senate Feb 7, 2018 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
Senate Feb 7, 2018 Received
Senate Feb 7, 2018 In Messages
House Jan 31, 2018 Read 3rd time
House Jan 31, 2018 Read 2nd time
House Jan 31, 2018 CS passed; YEAS 110 NAYS 2
House Jan 25, 2018 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18
House Jan 18, 2018 Placed on Calendar
House Jan 18, 2018 Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
House Jan 16, 2018 On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 01/18/18, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
House Jan 11, 2018 Favorable by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
House Jan 11, 2018 Now in Government Accountability Committee
House Jan 9, 2018 On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/11/18, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
House Jan 9, 2018 CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee read 1st time
House Jan 9, 2018 Introduced
House Dec 8, 2017 Now in Judiciary Committee
House Dec 7, 2017 Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
House Dec 6, 2017 CS by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
House Nov 29, 2017 On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
House Aug 30, 2017 Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee; Government Accountability Committee
House Aug 18, 2017 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Mar 9, 2018 state link bill text
Comm Sub Dec 7, 2017 state link bill text
Introduced Aug 18, 2017 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #486736 Mar 4, 2018 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #267706 Feb 20, 2018 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #125790 Feb 20, 2018 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #335662 Feb 20, 2018 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #611012 Feb 20, 2018 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #602666 Feb 20, 2018 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #571885 No Senate Action Jan 26, 2018 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment #645337 No Senate Action Nov 29, 2017 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

House: Third Reading RCS#553

Senate: Third Reading RCS#56

Link: link to state bill page

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