| 1 | The Business Regulation Committee recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
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| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to private security services and private |
| 8 | investigative services; amending s. 493.6115, F.S.; |
| 9 | revising the types of firearms that Class "CC," Class "D," |
| 10 | Class "M," and Class "MB" licensees are authorized to |
| 11 | carry; revising provisions with respect to the types of |
| 12 | firearms and ammunition that licensees who also hold a |
| 13 | Class "G" license are authorized to carry; eliminating |
| 14 | authority of specified Class "C" licensees to carry |
| 15 | certain semiautomatic pistols while performing security- |
| 16 | related services; providing an effective date. |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 493.6115, Florida |
| 21 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 22 | 493.6115 Weapons and firearms.-- |
| 23 | (6) Unless otherwise approved by the department, the only |
| 24 | firearm a Class "CC," Class "D," Class "M," or Class "MB" |
| 25 | licensee who has been issued a Class "G" license may carry is a |
| 26 | .38 or .357 caliber revolver with factory .38 caliber ammunition |
| 27 | only. In addition to any other firearm approved by the |
| 28 | department, a Class "C" or Class "MA" licensee who has been |
| 29 | issued a Class "G" license may, while in the performance of her |
| 30 | or his official duties under this chapter, carry a .38 caliber |
| 31 | revolver; or a .380 caliber or 9 millimeter semiautomatic |
| 32 | pistol; or a .357 caliber revolver with .38 caliber ammunition |
| 33 | only. A Class "C" licensee who also holds a Class "D" license, |
| 34 | and who has been issued a Class "G" license, may carry a 9 |
| 35 | millimeter semiautomatic pistol while performing security- |
| 36 | related services. No licensee may carry more than two firearms |
| 37 | upon her or his person when performing her or his duties. A |
| 38 | licensee may only carry a firearm of the specific type and |
| 39 | caliber with which she or he is qualified pursuant to the |
| 40 | firearms training referenced in subsection (8) or s. |
| 41 | 493.6113(3)(b). |
| 42 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |