Senate Bill 234 (2011) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 234: Firearms

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Evers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dockery ; Lynn ; Hays ; Norman ; Negron ; Garcia ; Altman

Firearms; Provides that a person who is licensed to carry a concealed firearm is not in violation of law if the firearm is briefly and openly displayed under certain circumstances. Allows the Division of Licensing of the DOACS to take fingerprints from concealed carry license applicants. Provides that a person may not openly carry a weapon or firearm or carry a concealed weapon or firearm into specified locations. Provides that concealed carry licensees shall not be prohibited from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 6/17/2011
Last Action: 6/17/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-145
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Judiciary (JU)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/10/2010	Senate	• Filed
1/5/2011	Senate	• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 27
1/6/2011	Senate	• Original reference(s)- removed: Commerce and Tourism; Education Pre-K - 12; Budget • References corrected to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules • Now in Criminal Justice
2/11/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/22/11, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/4/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/8/2011	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 27
3/9/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/14/2011	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 227
3/15/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 227
3/16/2011	Senate	• Now in Judiciary -SJ 227
4/7/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/12/2011	Senate	• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 3 -SJ 469
4/13/2011	Senate	• Now in Rules -SJ 469 • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/15/11, 9:15 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/15/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 -SJ 471
4/18/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/20/2011	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 471
4/25/2011	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/11
4/26/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 474
4/27/2011	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 539 • Amendment(s) adopted (688734) -SJ 539 • Ordered engrossed -SJ 539 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2011	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 548 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 11 -SJ 548
4/29/2011	House	• In Messages
5/2/2011	House	• Referred to Calendar -HJ 1007 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11 • Received -HJ 1007
5/3/2011	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 1064 • Placed on 3rd reading
5/4/2011	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 1121 • CS passed; YEAS 99 NAYS 17 -HJ 1131, 1132
5/4/2011	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 851
6/8/2011		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2011		• Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2011-145

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 517 (c2)	Firearms	Dorworth	Similar	Last Action: 5/3/2011 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 234 (Ch. 2011-145) -HJ 1101 Location: Laid on Table
H 4069 (c1)	Firearms Purchases	Diaz	Compare	Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 234 (Ch. 2011-145) Location: In committee/council (JDC)
S 956 (c1)	Firearms Transactions	Hays	Compare	Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 234 (Ch. 2011-145) Location: In committee/council (BC)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 234 Filed	12/10/2010 11:00 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 234 c1	3/15/2011 9:11 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 234 c2	4/18/2011 12:09 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 234 e1	4/27/2011 5:07 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 234 er	5/4/2011 4:16 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 234 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
180224 - Amendment Delete lines 91 - 167 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Evers)	2/18/2011 2:27 PM	Replaced by Substitute Amendment 3/14/2011	Web Page PDF
245176 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (180224) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Criminal Justice (Evers)	3/9/2011 1:09 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/14/2011	Web Page PDF
973004 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (245176) Delete lines 6 - 93 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Evers)	3/11/2011 12:31 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/14/2011	Web Page PDF
563520 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (245176) Delete lines 116 - 133 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Dockery)	3/9/2011 1:10 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/14/2011	Web Page PDF
519268 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (245176) Delete lines 142 - 237.	Criminal Justice (Dockery)	3/9/2011 8:13 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/14/2011	Web Page PDF

S 234 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
348370 - Amendment Between lines 164 and 165 insert:	Judiciary (Bogdanoff)	4/11/2011 3:07 PM	Withdrawn 4/12/2011	Web Page PDF
589950 - Substitute Amendment (348370) Delete lines 35 - 36 and insert:	Judiciary (Bogdanoff)	4/12/2011 11:08 AM	Withdrawn 4/12/2011	Web Page PDF
349518 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Rules (Negron)	4/14/2011 9:17 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/18/2011	Web Page PDF
974748 - Amendment to Amendment (349518) Delete line 22 and insert:	Rules (Gaetz)	4/15/2011 2:11 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/18/2011	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 234 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
322294 - Amendment Delete lines 27 - 52 and insert:	Bogdanoff	4/26/2011 10:16 AM	Senate: Replaced by Substitute Amendment 4/27/2011	Web Page PDF
688734 - Substitute Amendment (322294) Delete lines 27 - 52 and insert:	Bogdanoff	4/26/2011 4:51 PM	Senate: Adopted 4/27/2011	Web Page PDF

S 234 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
733353 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Abruzzo	5/3/2011 2:24 PM	House: Withdrawn 5/4/2011	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 234	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting)	2/21/2011 7:28 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 234	Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting)	3/14/2011 5:50 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 234	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting)	4/13/2011 1:38 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 234	Judiciary (Post-Meeting)	4/13/2011 1:28 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 234	Rules (Pre-Meeting)	4/13/2011 1:50 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 234	Rules (Post-Meeting)	4/18/2011 11:59 AM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 234 Filed	Criminal Justice	3/14/2011 1:00 PM	3 Yeas - 2 Nays
S 234 c1	Judiciary	4/12/2011 1:00 PM	4 Yeas - 3 Nays
S 234 c1	Rules	4/15/2011 9:15 AM	8 Yeas - 4 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 234 e1	4/28/2011 9:12 AM	Senate	26 Yeas - 11 Nays
S 234 e1	5/4/2011 2:18 PM	House	88 Yeas - 28 Nays
S 234 e1	5/4/2011 2:22 PM	House	99 Yeas - 17 Nays

Citations - Statutes (4)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
790.053	Open carrying of weapons.	Page 1 (pdf)
790.06	License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.	Page 2 (pdf)
790.065	Sale and delivery of firearms.	Page 4 (pdf)
790.28	Purchase of rifles and shotguns in contiguous states.	Page 4 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.