Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H0997
Legislation Overview
Title: Handgun Buyback and Safe Storage Program
Description: Creates program within FDLE to provide grants to support sheriffs' offices in sponsoring annual handgun buyback & safe storage events, subject to certain appropriation; specifies cash payment amounts for certain surrendered handguns; provides requirements & restrictions for such events; directs FDLE to establish criteria & process for grant applications; provides for voluntary contributions to program.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Last Action Date: March 10, 2018
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Sean Shaw (D); Kamia Brown (D); Amy Mercado (D); David Richardson (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 120)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| House | Mar 10, 2018 | Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| House | Jan 9, 2018 | Introduced |
| House | Dec 20, 2017 | Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee |
| House | Dec 13, 2017 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 13, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
