Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0498
Legislation Overview
Title: Safety of Religious Institutions
Description: Authorizing, for specified purposes, a concealed weapons or firearms licensee to carry a firearm on certain property of a church, a synagogue, or any other religious institution, etc.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 259 (Ch. 2021-200)
Last Action Date: April 30, 2021
Companion Bill: H259
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Criminal Justice;Joe Gruters (R); Jeffrey Brandes (R); Travis Hutson (R); Dennis Baxley (R); Ana Rodriguez (R); Ray Rodrigues (R); Douglas Broxson (R); Ben Albritton (R); Jennifer Bradley (R); Wilton Simpson (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 28% (11 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2021 | Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 259 (Ch. 2021-200) |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2021 | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2021 | Now in Rules |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2021 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2021 | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2021 | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2021 | Introduced |
| Senate | Feb 2, 2021 | Now in Criminal Justice |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2021 | Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 |
| Senate | Jan 25, 2021 | On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/01/21, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2021 | Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2021 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 10, 2021 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 8, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #754028 | Mar 9, 2021 | State Link | amendment text | No | |
| Senate Committee Amendment #565676 | Mar 8, 2021 | State Link | amendment text | No | |
| Senate Committee Amendment #179036 | Mar 8, 2021 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Judiciary | 02/1/2021 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Criminal Justice | 03/9/2021 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
