Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S1748
Legislation Overview
Title: Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms
Description: Providing that the absence of certain mechanisms or features may not be used as evidence of a defective product design, negligence, a duty to warn, strict liability, or evidence to support similar claims, etc.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Now in Commerce and Tourism
Last Action Date: February 12, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
2 sponsors: Judiciary;Jay Trumbull (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2026 | Now in Commerce and Tourism |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2026 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2026 | CS by Judiciary read 1st time |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2026 | CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2026 | Introduced |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2026 | Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules |
| Senate | Jan 9, 2026 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 11, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 9, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #145122 | Feb 9, 2026 | 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 | 02/10/2026 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
