House Bill 0585

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 585

        By Representative Bloom






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to weapons and firearms;

  3         creating s. 790.146, F.S.; providing penalties

  4         for the possession of a firearm or destructive

  5         device within the premises of a health care

  6         provider; providing exceptions; providing an

  7         effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Section 790.146, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         790.146  Crimes in health care facilities; possession

14  of weapons; penalties.--

15         (1)  Unless otherwise provided by law, any person who

16  is willfully in possession of a concealed "firearm," as

17  defined in s. 790.001(6), or a "destructive device," as

18  defined in s. 790.001(4), within the premises of a "health

19  care provider," as defined in s. 408.701(13), is guilty of a

20  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.

21  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

22         (2)  The provisions of this section do not apply:

23         (a)  To any law enforcement officer;

24         (b)  To any person employed and authorized by the

25  owner, operator, or manager of a health care provider to carry

26  a firearm or destructive device on such premises; or

27         (c)  To any person licensed to carry a concealed

28  weapon.

29         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 585

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      Provides penalties for the possession of a firearm or
  4    destructive device within the premises of a health care
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