CS/SB 300 (2016) -  Weapons and Firearms

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Gaetz
Weapons and Firearms: Providing for construction of statutes that implicate the right to bear arms or engage in self-defense; specifying that a law enforcement officer may arrest a person for the unlicensed carrying of a concealed weapon only upon probable cause that such a violation is being committed; providing that a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm or weapon may also openly carry such firearm or weapon as long as such person is in compliance with specified provisions; providing that a person or entity who infringes on specified rights of an individual may be subject to liability under specified provisions, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 10/20/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 3   Nays 2
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 163 Subject: Weapons and Firearms Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 703182 , Criminal Justice, Bradley Date Filed: 10/16/15, Line#: 47 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 10/20/2015 11:30 AM
    • A 201112 , Criminal Justice, Bradley Date Filed: 10/16/15, Line#: 75 Senate(c): Temporarily Postponed 10/20/2015 11:30 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 10/20/2015 3:47:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 10/19/2015 8:17:54 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 111 Time: 01/12/2016 - 7:43 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 25 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 127 Time: 10/23/2015 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 10/21/2015 - 8:51 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 127 Time: 10/20/2015 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 10/20/15, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 10/12/2015 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 25 Time: 10/06/2015 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/16/2015 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
776.00111 CS/CS/CS/HB 163*
790.02 CS/CS/CS/HB 163
790.053 CS/CS/CS/HB 163
790.25 CS/CS/CS/HB 163

(*) Not the latest version