This bill amends Florida Statutes to clarify the definition of "machine gun" in section 790.001, specifying that it includes firearms capable of automatic fire without manual reloading and those modified to simulate automatic fire. It also ranks offenses related to bump-fire stocks at level 5 on the offense severity ranking chart in section 921.0022. The bill reenacts several sections to ensure that the updated definition of "machine gun" is consistently applied in the context of minimum sentencing and other legal provisions, thereby enhancing the regulation of firearms and increasing penalties for specific violations.

Additionally, the bill proposes changes to sentencing guidelines for certain offenses, particularly by multiplying subtotal sentence points based on the nature of the crime and the offender's history. For example, offenders with three or more prior convictions for grand theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle will see their subtotal sentence points multiplied by 1.5. The bill also introduces harsher penalties for adult-on-minor sex offenses committed after October 1, 2014, where the offender is 18 or older, with a multiplier of 2.0 for offenses involving sexual battery or lewd acts against minors. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
S 254 Filed: 790.001, 921.0022