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HB 6055 2021
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to carrying a concealed weapon or
3 firearm in a legislative meeting; amending s. 790.06,
4 F.S.; deleting a prohibition on the carrying of
5 concealed weapons or firearms in legislative meetings
6 by holders of licenses to carry such weapons or
7 firearms; 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 8.9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event
30 not related to firearms;
31 9.10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or
32 administration building;
33 10.11. Any career center;
34 11.12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to
35 dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises,
36 which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such
37 purpose;
38 12.13. Any college or university facility unless the
39 licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of
40 such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or
41 nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for
42 defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or
43 projectile;
44 13.14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile
45 area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited
46 from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm
47 is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as
48 baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
49 14.15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is
50 prohibited by federal law.
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51 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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Statutes affected:
H 6055 Filed: 790.06