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
HB 6001 2021
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to licenses to carry concealed weapons
3 or firearms; amending s. 790.06, F.S.; deleting a
4 provision prohibiting concealed carry licensees from
5 openly carrying a handgun or carrying a concealed
6 weapon or firearm into a college or university
7 facility; providing an effective date.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section
12 790.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.—
14 (12)(a) A license issued under this section does not
15 authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a
16 concealed weapon or firearm into:
17 1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
18 2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
19 3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
20 4. Any courthouse;
21 5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section
22 would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or
23 determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her
24 courtroom;
25 6. Any polling place;
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26 7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public
27 school district, municipality, or special district;
28 8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
29 9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not
30 related to firearms;
31 10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or
32 administration building;
33 11. Any career center;
34 12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense
35 alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which
36 portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such
37 purpose;
38 13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee
39 is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such
40 college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal
41 electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes
42 and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
43 13.14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile
44 area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited
45 from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm
46 is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as
47 baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
48 14.15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is
49 prohibited by federal law.
50 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
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Statutes affected:
H 6001 Filed: 790.06