Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1019 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to weapons and firearms; providing a 2
16	16	short title; creating s. 790.0653, F.S.; providing 3
17	17	definitions; requiring a background check on every 4
18	18	sale or other transfer of a firearm; requiring 5
19	19	background checks on all persons involved in firearm 6
20	20	sales or other transfers; requiring firearm sales or 7
21	21	other transfers to be conducted through, and processed 8
22	22	by, a licensed dealer; authorizing a fee; providing 9
23	23	exceptions; providing criminal penalties; requiring 10
24	24	the investing law enforcement agency to repor t certain 11
25	25	violations to the Attorney General; providing 12
26	26	applicability; amending s. 790.174, F.S.; revising 13
27	27	requirements for the safe storage of firearms; 14
28	28	providing and revising definitions; revising criminal 15
29	29	penalties for violations; providing exceptions; 16
30	30	amending s. 790.175, F.S.; requiring firearms to be 17
31	31	sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; 18
32	32	providing exceptions; revising warnings to be posted 19
33	33	in gun dealerships; requiring certain materials to be 20
34	34	given to gun purchasers; requiring a purchaser t o sign 21
35	35	a specified statement; providing record retention 22
36	36	requirements for dealers; providing construction; 23
37	37	providing criminal penalties; creating s. 790.223, 24
38	38	F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting specified 25
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51	51	acts involving unfinished firearm frames or rec eivers; 26
52	52	providing criminal penalties; providing applicability; 27
53	53	prohibiting certain actions leading to the assembly of 28
54	54	a firearm; prohibiting certain activities involving a 29
55	55	three-dimensional printer or computer numerical 30
56	56	control milling machine that has the primary or 31
57	57	intended function of manufacturing or assembling 32
58	58	firearms or related items; providing exceptions; 33
59	59	providing construction; creating the Veteran's Firearm 34
60	60	Suicide Reduction Task Force; providing requirements 35
61	61	for the task force; providing membersh ip; providing 36
62	62	for staff support; providing requirements for 37
63	63	meetings; specifying duties and powers of the task 38
64	64	force; authorizing the task force to seek assistance 39
65	65	from state agencies; requiring a report; providing for 40
66	66	repeal of the task force; providing a n effective date. 41
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68	68	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 43
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70	70	Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Responsible Gun 45
71	71	Ownership Act." 46
72	72	Section 2. Section 790.0653, Florida Statutes, is created 47
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74	74	790.0653 Transfers of fi rearms; transfer through licensed 49
75	75	dealer required.— 50
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84	84	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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88	88	(1) As used in this section, the term: 51
89	89	(a) "Background check" means the process described in 18 52
90	90	U.S.C. s. 922(t) and s. 790.065 of using the National Instant 53
91	91	Criminal Background Check System and other systems to determine 54
92	92	that a person is not prohibited from possessing or receiving a 55
93	93	firearm under federal or state law. 56
94	94	(b) "Family member" means a spouse, whether by 57
95	95	consanguinity, adoption, or step -relation or any of the 58
96	96	following relations: 59
97	97	1. Parent; 60
98	98	2. Child; 61
99	99	3. Sibling; 62
100	100	4. Grandparent; or 63
101	101	5. Grandchild. 64
102	102	(c) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in s. 790.001 and 65
103	103	includes any handgun, rifle, or shotgun or any completed or 66
104	104	unfinished frame or receiver. 67
105	105	(d) "Licensed dealer" means a person who holds a federal 68
106	106	firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 69
107	107	(e) "Person" means any individual, corporation, trust, 70
108	108	company, firm, partnership, association, club, organization, 71
109	109	society, joint stock company, or other legal entity. 72
110	110	(f) "Purchaser or other transferee" means an unlicensed 73
111	111	person who wishes or intends to receive a firearm from another 74
112	112	unlicensed person. 75
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125	125	(g) "Sale" means the sale, delivery, or passing of 76
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128	128	(h) "Seller or other transferor" means an unlicensed 79
129	129	person who wishes or intends to transfer a firearm to another 80
130	130	unlicensed person. 81
131	131	(i) "Transfer" means to furnish, give, lend, deliver, or 82
132	132	otherwise provide, with or without consideration. 83
133	133	(j) "Unfinished frame or receiver" means a forging, 84
134	134	casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar item 85
135	135	that is: 86
136	136	1. Designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, or 87
137	137	otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver; or 88
138	138	2. Marketed or sold to t he public to become or be used as 89
139	139	the frame or receiver of a functional firearm, rifle, or shotgun 90
140	140	once completed, assembled, or otherwise converted. 91
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142	142	However, the term does not include a component designed and 93
143	143	intended for use in an antique weapon. 94
144	144	(k) "Unlicensed person" means a person who is not a 95
145	145	licensed dealer. 96
146	146	(2) All persons involved in firearm sales or other 97
147	147	transfers, in whole or in part, are subject to background checks 98
148	148	unless specifically exempted by state or federal law. If the 99
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163	163	individual person, the principal individual or individuals 102
164	164	involved in such sale or other transfer on behalf of the 103
165	165	corporation or other entity is subject to background checks 104
166	166	unless specifically exempted by federal law. A person may not 105
167	167	sell or otherwise transfer a firearm unless: 106
168	168	(a) The person is a licensed dealer; 107
169	169	(b) The purchaser or other transferee is a licensed 108
170	170	dealer; or 109
171	171	(c) The requirements of subsection (3) are met. 110
172	172	(3) If neither party to a prospective firearm sale or 111
173	173	other transfer is a licensed dealer, the parties to the 112
174	174	transaction shall complete the sale or other transfer through a 113
175	175	licensed dealer as follows: 114
176	176	(a) The seller or other transferor and the purchaser or 115
177	177	other transferee shall appear jointly with the firearm at a 116
178	178	licensed dealer and request that the licensed dealer conduct a 117
179	179	background check on the purchaser or other transferee. 118
180	180	(b) A licensed dealer who agrees to facilitate a 119
181	181	background check under this section shall process the sale or 120
182	182	other transfer as if he or she were transferring the firearm 121
183	183	from the licensed dealer's own inventory to the purchaser or 122
184	184	other transferee, complying with all requirements of federa l and 123
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200	200	(c) The seller or other transferor and the purchaser or 127
201	201	other transferee shall each complete , sign, and submit all state 128
202	202	and federal forms necessary to process the background check and 129
203	203	otherwise complete the sale or other transfer pursuant to this 130
204	204	section, and the licensed dealer shall indicate on the forms 131
205	205	that the sale or other transfer is betw een unlicensed persons. 132
206	206	(d) This section does not prevent the seller or other 133
207	207	transferor from removing the firearm from the premises of the 134
208	208	licensed dealer while the background check is being conducted or 135
209	209	during the applicable waiting period, provided th at the seller 136
210	210	or other transferor returns to the business premises of the 137
211	211	licensed dealer and delivers the firearm to the licensed dealer 138
212	212	before completion of the sale or other transfer. 139
213	213	(e) A licensed dealer or a seller or other transferor may 140
214	214	not sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to a purchaser or other 141
215	215	transferee if the results of the background check indicate that 142
216	216	the purchaser or other transferee is prohibited from possessing 143
217	217	or receiving a firearm under federal or state law. 144
218	218	(f) A licensed deal er who agrees to conduct a background 145
219	219	check may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the 146
220	220	administrative costs incurred by the licensed dealer for 147
221	221	facilitating the sale or other transfer of the firearm, plus 148
222	222	applicable fees pursuant to federal and state la w. 149
223	223	(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to the following: 150
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232	232	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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236	236	(a) A law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1) 151
237	237	or corrections agency, or a law enforcement officer or 152
238	238	correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1) and (2), 153
239	239	respectively, vested with the authority to bear arms, acting 154
240	240	within the course and scope of his or her employment or official 155
241	241	duties. 156
242	242	(b) A United States Marshals Service officer, United 157
243	243	States Armed Forces or National Guard member, or federal 158
244	244	official vested with the auth ority to bear arms, acting within 159
245	245	the course and scope of his or her employment or official 160
246	246	duties. 161
247	247	(c) A gunsmith who receives a firearm solely for the 162
248	248	purposes of service or repair who returns the firearm to its 163
249	249	lawful owner. 164
250	250	(d) A common carrier, warehouseman, or other person 165
251	251	engaged in the business of transportation or storage, to the 166
252	252	extent that the receipt of any firearm is in the ordinary course 167
253	253	of business and not for the personal use of any such person. 168
254	254	(e) A person who is not prohibited fr om possessing or 169
255	255	receiving a firearm under state or federal law who has 170
256	256	temporarily transferred a firearm: 171
257	257	1. Solely for the purpose of shooting at targets, if the 172
258	258	transfer occurs on the premises of a sport shooting range 173
259	259	authorized by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which 174
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273	273	operated consistently with local law in such jurisdiction, and 176
274	274	the firearm is at all times kept within the premises of the 177
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276	276	2. While the person is accompanying the lawful owner of 179
277	277	the firearm and using the firearm for lawful hunting purposes, 180
278	278	if hunting is legal in all places where the person possesses the 181
279	279	firearm and the person holds all licenses and permits required 182
280	280	for such hunting; 183
281	281	3. While participating in a lawfully organized competition 184
282	282	involving the use of a firearm; or 185
283	283	4. While in the presence of the seller or other 186
284	284	transferor. 187
285	285	(f) A family member of the seller or other transferor. 188
286	286	This paragraph does not apply if the lawful owner or family 189
287	287	member knows or has reasonable cause to believe that federal or 190
288	288	state law prohibits the family member from purchasing or 191
289	289	possessing a firearm, or the seller or other transferor knows or 192
290	290	has reasonable cause to believe that the family member is likely 193
291	291	to use the firearm for unlawful purposes. 194
292	292	(g) An executor, administrator, trustee, or personal 195
293	293	representative of an estate or trust that occurs by operation of 196
294	294	law upon the death of the former lawful owner of the firearm. 197
295	295	(h) The temporary transfer of a firearm if such transfer 198
296	296	is to prevent immediate or imminent death or great bodily harm 199
297	297	to one's self or others, provided that the person to whom the 200
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312	312	lasts no longer than necessary to prevent such immediate or 203
313	313	imminent death or great bodily harm. 204
314	314	(i) The sale or other transfer of an antique firearm. 205
315	315	(5) A person who violates this section commits a felony of 206
316	316	the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 207
317	317	775.083, or s. 775.084. 208
318	318	(6) In addition to any other penalty or remedy, the 209
319	319	investigating law enforcement agency shall report any violation 210
320	320	of this section committed by a licensed dealer to the Attorney 211
321	321	General. 212
322	322	(7) This section does not apply to any firearm modified to 213
323	323	render it permanently inoperable. 214
324	324	Section 3. Section 790.174, Florida Statutes, is amended 215
325	325	to read: 216
326	326	790.174 Safe storage of firearms required. — 217
327	327	(1)(a) A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under 218
328	328	his or her control, a loaded firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, 219
329	329	and who knows or reasonably sh ould know that a minor is likely 220
330	330	to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of 221
331	331	the minor's parent or the person having charge of the minor, or 222
332	332	without the supervision required by law, shall keep the firearm 223
333	333	in a securely locked box or cont ainer or in a location which a 224
334	334	reasonable person would believe to be secure or shall secure it 225
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349	349	thereto that he or she can retrieve and use it as easily and 228
350	350	quickly as if he or she carried it on his or her body. 229
351	351	(b) A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under his 230
352	352	or her control, a firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, and who 231
353	353	knows or reasonably should know that a prohibited user is like ly 232
354	354	to gain access to the firearm, shall keep the firearm in a 233
355	355	securely locked box or container or shall secure it with a 234
356	356	trigger lock, except when the person is carrying the firearm on 235
357	357	his or her body or within such close proximity thereto that he 236
358	358	or she can retrieve and use the firearm as easily and quickly as 237
359	359	if he or she carried it on his or her body. For the purposes of 238
360	360	this section, the term "prohibited user" means any person who is 239
361	361	prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm. 240
362	362	(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), It is a 241
363	363	misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 242
364	364	775.082 or s. 775.083, if a person violates subsection (1) : 243
365	365	(a) It is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable 244
366	366	as provided in s. 77 5.082 or s. 775.083. 245
367	367	(b) If, as a result of the violation, by failing to store 246
368	368	or leave a firearm in the required manner And as a result 247
369	369	thereof a prohibited user or a minor gains access to the 248
370	370	firearm, without the lawful permission of the minor's parent or 249
371	371	the person having charge of the minor, and possesses or exhibits 250
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380	380	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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384	384	it, without the supervision required by law: 251
385	385	1.(a) In a public place; or 252
386	386	2.(b) In a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner in 253
387	387	violation of s. 790.10. 254
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389	389	A person who violates subs ection (1) commits misdemeanor of the 256
390	390	first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 257
391	391	775.083. 258
392	392	(c) The penalties provided in this section do not apply if 259
393	393	the prohibited user or the minor obtains the firearm: This 260
394	394	subsection does not apply 261
395	395	1. If the minor obtains the firearm As a result of an 262
396	396	unlawful entry by any person. 263
397	397	2. While lawfully acting in self -defense or defense of 264
398	398	another. 265
399	399	3. With the permission of the minor's parent or guardian 266
400	400	and the minor uses or possesses the firearm during the minor's 267
401	401	employment; ranching or farming; or target practice, hunting, or 268
402	402	instruction in the safe use of a firearm. 269
403	403	(3) As used in this section act, the term: 270
404	404	(a) "Locked box or container" means a secure container 271
405	405	that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, 272
406	406	combination lock, or similar locking device. 273
407	407	(b) "Locking device" means a trigger lock, cable lock, or 274
408	408	similar lock that prevents an unloaded firearm from discharging 275
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424	424	(c) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18 16. 279
425	425	Section 4. Section 790.175, Florida Statutes, is amended 280
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427	427	790.175 Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; 282
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429	429	(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a licensed 284
430	430	dealer may not sell a firearm in this state unless the sale 285
431	431	includes one of the following: 286
432	432	(a) A commercially available trigger lock or other device 287
433	433	designed to disable the firearm and pr event the discharge of the 288
434	434	firearm. 289
435	435	(b) A commercially available gun case or storage container 290
436	436	that can be secured to prevent unauthorized access to the 291
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438	438	(2)(1) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail transfer 293
439	439	of any firearm, the licensed dealer seller or transferor shall 294
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441	441	(a) A written warning to the purchaser or transferee, 296
442	442	which warning states, in block letters not less than 1/4 inch in 297
443	443	height: 298
444	444	"IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE, 299
445	445	FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEA VE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE 300
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454	454	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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458	458	WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS 301
459	459	OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP 302
460	460	OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF 303
461	461	UNSOUND MIND. YOU MAY BE CRIMINALLY AND CIVILLY LIABLE FOR 304
462	462	ANY HARM CAUSED BY A MINOR WHO LAWFULLY GAINS UNSUPERVISED 305
463	463	ACCESS TO YOUR FIREARM IF UNLAWFULLY STORED. " 306
464	464	(b) A brochure or pamphlet that includes safety 307
465	465	information on the use and storage of the firearm in a home 308
466	466	environment. 309
467	467	(c) A written warning info rming the purchaser of the 310
468	468	penalties for failing to store or leave a firearm in the manner 311
469	469	required under s. 790.174. 312
470	470	(3)(2) Any licensed dealer retail or wholesale store, 313
471	471	shop, or sales outlet which sells firearms must conspicuously 314
472	472	post at each purchas e counter the following warning in block 315
473	473	letters not less than 1 inch in height: 316
474	474	"IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY 317
475	475	PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 318
476	476	18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE 319
477	477	TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A 320
478	478	MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND." 321
479	479	(4) This section does not apply to any of the following: 322
480	480	(a) The sale of a firearm to a law enforcement officer, as 323
481	481	defined in s. 943.10(1), or an employing agency, as defined in 324
482	482	s. 943.10(4). 325
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496	496	licensed dealer one of the following: 327
497	497	1. A trigger lock or other device designed to disable the 328
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499	499	copy of the purchase rec eipt for the licensed dealer to keep. A 330
500	500	separate trigger lock or device and a separate purchase receipt 331
501	501	are required for each firearm purchased. 332
502	502	2. A gun case or storage container that can be secured to 333
503	503	prevent unauthorized access to the firearm together with a copy 334
504	504	of the purchase receipt for the licensed dealer to keep. A 335
505	505	separate gun case or storage container and a separate purchase 336
506	506	receipt are required for each firearm purchased. 337
507	507	(c) The sale of an antique firearm. 338
508	508	(5) Upon the sale of a firearm, a licensed dealer shall 339
509	509	sign a statement and require the purchaser to sign a statement 340
510	510	stating that the sale is in compliance with subsections (1), 341
511	511	(3), and (4). The dealer shall retain a copy of the signed 342
512	512	statements and, if applicable, a copy of the rece ipt prescribed 343
513	513	in paragraph (4)(b), for at least 6 years. 344
514	514	(6)(a) This section does not create a civil action or 345
515	515	liability for damages arising from the use or misuse of a 346
516	516	firearm or ammunition for a person, other than a licensed 347
517	517	dealer, who produces a fir earm or ammunition. 348
518	518	(b) A licensed dealer is not liable for damages arising 349
519	519	from the use or misuse of a firearm if the sale complies with 350
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532	532	this section, any other applicable law of this state, and 351
533	533	applicable federal law. 352
534	534	(7)(3) Any person or business kn owingly violating a 353
535	535	requirement to provide warning under this section commits : 354
536	536	(a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second 355
537	537	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 356
538	538	(b) For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the first 357
539	539	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 358
540	540	(c) For a third or subsequent violation, a felony of the 359
541	541	third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 360
542	542	or s. 775.084. 361
543	543	(8) As used in this section, the term "licensed dealer" 362
544	544	means a person who holds a license as a dealer in firearms 363
545	545	issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 364
546	546	Section 5. Section 790.223, Florida Statutes, is created 365
547	547	to read: 366
548	548	790.223 Unfinished firearms. — 367
549	549	(1) As used in this section, the term: 368
550	550	(a) "Federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms" 369
551	551	means a person, firm, corporation, or other entity that holds 370
552	552	any valid federal license that authorizes the person, firm, 371
553	553	corporation, or other entity to imprint serial numbers onto 372
554	554	firearms and completed or unfi nished frames or receivers 373
555	555	pursuant to chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 374
556	556	U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 375
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569	569	(b) "Federally licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or 376
570	570	importer" means a person, firm, corporation, o r other entity 377
571	571	that holds a valid gunsmith license, or license to manufacture 378
572	572	or import firearms issued pursuant to chapter 44 of Title 18 of 379
573	573	the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and 380
574	574	regulations issued pursuant thereto. 381
575	575	(c) "Firearms importe r or manufacturer" means a person 382
576	576	licensed to import or manufacture firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 383
577	577	chapter 44. 384
578	578	(d) "Frame" has the meaning attributed to it in chapter 44 385
579	579	of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 386
580	580	seq., and regulations is sued pursuant thereto. 387
581	581	(e) "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as in s. 388
582	582	23.1225(1)(d). 389
583	583	(f) "License to manufacture firearms" means a valid 390
584	584	license to manufacture firearms issued pursuant to chapter 44 of 391
585	585	Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., 392
586	586	and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 393
587	587	(g) "Manufacture or assemble" means to fabricate, 394
588	588	construct, make, fit together component parts of, or otherwise 395
589	589	produce, a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or receiver, 396
590	590	including through additive, subtractive, or other processes to 397
591	591	form, produce, or construct by manual labor or machinery. 398
592	592	(h) "Receiver" has the meaning attributed to it in chapter 399
593	593	44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 400
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606	606	seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 401
607	607	(i) "Security exemplar" has the meaning attributed to it 402
608	608	in chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. 403
609	609	ss. 921 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 404
610	610	(j) "Undetectable firearm" means a firearm manuf actured, 405
611	611	assembled, or otherwise comprised entirely of nonmetal 406
612	612	substances, if one of the following is true: 407
613	613	1. After the removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, the 408
614	614	firearm is not detectable as a security exemplar by a walk -409
615	615	through metal detector calib rated to detect the security 410
616	616	exemplar; or 411
617	617	2. The firearm includes a major component that, if 412
618	618	subjected to inspection by the type of X -ray machines commonly 413
619	619	used at airports, would not generate an image that accurately 414
620	620	depicts the shape of the component. 415
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622	622	As used in this paragraph, the term "major component" has the 417
623	623	meaning attributed to it in 18 U.S.C. s. 922. 418
624	624	(k) "Unfinished frame or receiver" has the same meaning as 419
625	625	provided in s. 790.0653(1)(j). 420
626	626	(l) "Valid serial number" means a serial number that has 421
627	627	been imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize 422
628	628	firearms in accordance with federal law, or that has otherwise 423
629	629	been assigned to a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 424
630	630	receiver pursuant to the laws of any state or pursuant to 425
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643	643	chapter 53 of Title 26 of the United States Code, 26 U.S.C. ss 426
644	644	5801 et seq., and the regulations issued pursuant thereto. 427
645	645	(2) It is unlawful to knowingly manufacture or assemble, 428
646	646	cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, 429
647	647	offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not 430
648	648	imprinted with a valid serial number. 431
649	649	(3) It is unlawful to knowingly import, purchase, sell, 432
650	650	offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or 433
651	651	unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or un finished 434
652	652	frame or receiver: 435
653	653	(a) Is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to chapter 44 of 436
654	654	Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., 437
655	655	and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 438
656	656	(b) Is imprinted with a valid serial number. 439
657	657	(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, it is unlawful to knowingly 440
658	658	possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 441
659	659	receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. 442
660	660	(5) A person may not knowingly manufacture or assemble or 443
661	661	cause to be manufactured or assembled , import, sell, offer for 444
662	662	sale, transfer, or possess any undetectable firearm. 445
663	663	(6) It is unlawful to use a three -dimensional printer or 446
664	664	CNC milling machine to manufacture or assemble any firearm or 447
665	665	completed or unfinished frame or receiver within the sta te 448
666	666	without a valid license to manufacture firearms. 449
667	667	(7) It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, transfer, 450
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676	676	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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680	680	purchase, or receive a three -dimensional printer or CNC milling 451
681	681	machine that has the primary or intended function of 452
682	682	manufacturing or assembling fire arms or completed or unfinished 453
683	683	frames or receivers, if the recipient does not have a valid 454
684	684	license to manufacture firearms. 455
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686	686	There is a presumption that a three -dimensional printer or CNC 457
687	687	milling machine has the primary or intended function of 458
688	688	manufacturing or assembling firearms or completed or unfinished 459
689	689	frame or receivers, if the printer or machine is marketed or 460
690	690	sold in a manner that advertises that it may be used to 461
691	691	manufacture or assemble firearms or completed or unfinished 462
692	692	frame or receivers, or in a manner that foreseeably promotes the 463
693	693	printer or machine's use in manufacturing or assembling such 464
694	694	weapons, regardless of whether the printer or machine is 465
695	695	otherwise described or classified as having other functions or 466
696	696	as a general-purpose printer or machine. 467
697	697	(8) Except by operation of law, it is unlawful for a 468
698	698	person who does not have a valid license to manufacture or 469
699	699	assemble firearms to sell or transfer ownership of a firearm if: 470
700	700	(a) The person manufactured or assembled the firearm 471
701	701	without a valid license to manufacture firearms; 472
702	702	(b) The person knowingly caused the firearm to be 473
703	703	manufactured or assembled by another person who does not have a 474
704	704	valid license to manufacture firearms; or 475
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717	717	(c) The person is aware that the firearm was manufact ured 476
718	718	or assembled by another person who does not have a valid license 477
719	719	to manufacture firearms. 478
720	720	(9) A person who violates this section commits: 479
721	721	(a) For the first offense, a misdemeanor of the first 480
722	722	degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775. 083. 481
723	723	(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a felony of the 482
724	724	third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 483
725	725	or s. 775.084 484
726	726	(10) This section does not apply to any of the following: 485
727	727	(a) A firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 486
728	728	receiver that is an antique firearm, as defined in 27 C.F.R. s. 487
729	729	479.11, or that has been rendered permanently inoperable. 488
730	730	(b) The sale, offer for sale, or transfer of ownership of 489
731	731	a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, to a 490
732	732	law enforcement agency. 491
733	733	(c) The manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase, 492
734	734	transfer, or possession of a firearm or any completed or 493
735	735	unfinished frame or receiver, by a law enforcement agency for 494
736	736	law enforcement purposes. 495
737	737	(d) The sale or transfer of ownersh ip of a firearm or any 496
738	738	completed or unfinished frame or receiver, to a federally 497
739	739	licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or importer, or to any other 498
740	740	federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms. 499
741	741	(e) The manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase, or 500
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754	754	possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 501
755	755	receiver, by a federally licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or 502
756	756	importer, or by any other federal licensee authorized to 503
757	757	serialize firearms. 504
758	758	(f) A member of the United States Armed Forces or the 505
759	759	National Guard, while on duty and acting within the scope and 506
760	760	course of employment, or any law enforcement agency or forensic 507
761	761	laboratory. 508
762	762	(g) A common carrier, motor carrier, air carrier, or 509
763	763	carrier affiliated with an air carrier through common 510
764	764	controlling interest that is subject to Title 49 of the United 511
765	765	States Code, or an authorized agent of any such carrier, when 512
766	766	acting in the course and scope of duties incident to the 513
767	767	receipt, processing, transportation, or delivery of property. 514
768	768	(h) An authorized representative of local, state, or 515
769	769	federal government that receives a firearm or any completed or 516
770	770	unfinished frame or receiver, as part of an authorized, 517
771	771	voluntary buyback program in which the governmental entity is 518
772	772	buying or receiving such weapons from pr ivate individuals. 519
773	773	(i) The possession and disposition of a firearm or any 520
774	774	completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a person who meets 521
775	775	all of the following: 522
776	776	1. The person is not prohibited by Florida or federal law 523
777	777	from possessing the weapon. 524
778	778	2. The person possessed the firearm or any completed or 525
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792	792	deliver it to a law enforcement agency for that agency's 527
793	793	disposition according to law. 528
794	794	3. If the person is transporting the firearm or any 529
795	795	completed or unfinished frame or receiver, the person is 530
796	796	transporting it to a law enforcement agency in order to deliver 531
797	797	it to the agency for the agency's disposition according to law. 532
798	798	(j) The possession or importation of a firearm or any 533
799	799	completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a nonresident of 534
800	800	the state who: 535
801	801	1. Is traveling with the firearm or completed or 536
802	802	unfinished frame or receiver in the state in accordance with 18 537
803	803	U.S.C. s. 926A; or 538
804	804	2. Possesses or imports the firearm or completed or 539
805	805	unfinished frame or receiver in the state exclusively for use in 540
806	806	an organized sport shooting event or competition, and no longer 541
807	807	than reasonably necessary to participate in such an event or 542
808	808	competition. 543
809	809	(k) The possession or importation of a firearm or any 544
810	810	completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a new resident 545
811	811	moving into the state who, within 90 days after moving into the 546
812	812	state, causes the firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 547
813	813	receiver to be imprinted with a valid serial number, removes the 548
814	814	weapon from the state, or otherwise comes into compliance with 549
815	815	this section. 550
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828	828	Section 6. This act does not prohibit the sale of an 551
829	829	unfinished frame or receiver or firearm that is not imprinted 552
830	830	with a serial number to a firearms importer or manufacturer or a 553
831	831	licensed dealer before January 1, 2026. As used in this section, 554
832	832	the term "licensed dealer" means a person licensed as a dealer 555
833	833	in firearms issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 556
834	834	Section 7. Veteran's Firearm Suicide Reduction Task 557
835	835	Force.— 558
836	836	(1) The Veteran's Firearm Suicide Reduction Task Force, a 559
837	837	task force as defined in s. 20.03, is created within the 560
838	838	Department of Veterans' Affairs. Except as otherwise provided in 561
839	839	this section, the task force shall comply with the requirements 562
840	840	of s. 20.052. 563
841	841	(2)(a) The 10-member task force shall convene no later 564
842	842	than September 1, 2025, and must be composed of two members 565
843	843	appointed by each of the following: the Governor, the President 566
844	844	of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of 567
845	845	the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the 568
846	846	House of Representatives. Appointments must be made by August 1, 569
847	847	2025. The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the members. 570
848	848	Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer. A 571
849	849	vacancy on the task forc e must be filled in the same manner as 572
850	850	the original appointment. 573
851	851	(b) The general counsel of the Department of Veterans' 574
852	852	Affairs shall serve as the general counsel for the task force. 575
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865	865	(c) The chair shall assign staff from the Department of 576
866	866	Veterans' Affairs to assist the task force in performing its 577
867	867	duties. 578
868	868	(d) The task force shall meet at the call of the chair, as 579
869	869	necessary to conduct its work, at a time and location in this 580
870	870	state designated by the chair. The task force may conduct its 581
871	871	meetings through teleconferences or other similar means. 582
872	872	(3) The task force shall investigate the causes of suicide 583
873	873	by veterans, focusing on suicides involving firearms. In 584
874	874	addition, the task force shall report on strategies and 585
875	875	initiatives to reduce the rate of sui cide among veterans with a 586
876	876	focus on firearm suicides. 587
877	877	(4) The task force may call upon appropriate state 588
878	878	agencies for such professional assistance as may be needed in 589
879	879	the discharge of its duties, and such agencies shall provide 590
880	880	such assistance in a timel y manner. 591
881	881	(5) The task force shall submit a report on its findings 592
882	882	and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 593
883	883	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 594
884	884	January 1, 2026. 595
885	885	(7) This section is repealed upon submission of the task 596
886	886	force report. 597
887	887	Section 8. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 598