Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S0094 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/10/2024

 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 94  By Senator Fine 19-00424-25 202594__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to sales or transfers of firearms to 3 persons under 21 years of age; amending s. 790.065, 4 F.S.; deleting a prohibition on sales or transfers of 5 firearms to persons under 21 years of age and 6 exceptions; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1.Subsection (13) of section 790.065, Florida 11 Statutes, is amended to read: 12 790.065Sale and delivery of firearms. 13 (13)A person younger than 21 years of age may not purchase 14 a firearm. The sale or transfer of a firearm to a person younger 15 than 21 years of age may not be made or facilitated by a 16 licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer. A 17 person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the 18 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 19 or s. 775.084. The prohibitions of this subsection do not apply 20 to the purchase of a rifle or shotgun by a law enforcement 21 officer or correctional officer, as those terms are defined in 22 s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), or a 23 servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 24 Section 2.This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.