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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the carrying of handguns or weapons 2
by law enforcement officers attending athletic events; 3
amending s. 790.06, F.S.; providing an exception to a 4
prohibition on the carrying of handguns or concealed 5
weapons or firearms at athletic events if a person 6
holds an active certification as a law enforcement 7
officer and is attending such events as a private 8
citizen; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section 13
790.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed 15
firearm.— 16
(12)(a) A license issued unde r this section does not 17
authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a 18
concealed weapon or concealed firearm into: 19
1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 20
2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 21
3. Any detention facili ty, prison, or jail; 22
4. Any courthouse; 23
5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section 24
precludes a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or concealed 25
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firearm or determining who will carry a concealed weapon or 26
concealed firearm in his or her co urtroom; 27
6. Any polling place; 28
7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public 29
school district, municipality, or special district; 30
8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; 31
9. Any school, college, or professional athletic e vent not 32
related to firearms, except that this section does not preclude 33
a person who holds an active certification from the Criminal 34
Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law enforcement 35
officer as defined in s. 943.10(1) from carrying a conceale d 36
weapon or a concealed firearm when attending such an event as a 37
private citizen; 38
10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or 39
administration building; 40
11. Any career center; 41
12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense 42
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which 43
portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such 44
purpose; 45
13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee 46
is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such 47
college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal 48
electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes 49
and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; 50
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14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area 51
of any airport, provided that no p erson shall be prohibited from 52
carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is 53
encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as 54
baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or 55
15. Any place where the carrying of firearm s is prohibited 56
by federal law. 57
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 58