Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 530
       
       
       
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       24-00151C-10                                           2010530__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to adoption; creating s. 63.0422,
    3         F.S.; prohibiting an adoption agency or entity from
    4         making suitability determinations based on, requiring
    5         disclosure relating to, or restricting the lawful
    6         possession, storage, or use of a firearm or
    7         ammunition; providing an effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Section 63.0422, Florida Statutes, is created to
   12  read:
   13         63.0422 Prohibited conditions on adoptions; firearms and
   14  ammunition.—An adoption agency or entity, whether public or
   15  private, may not:
   16         (1) Consider the lawful possession, storage, or use of a
   17  firearm or ammunition in determining a person’s suitability to
   18  adopt.
   19         (2) Require an adoptive parent or prospective adoptive
   20  parent to disclose information relating to a person’s lawful
   21  possession, storage, or use of a firearm or ammunition as a
   22  condition to adopt.
   23         (3) Restrict the lawful possession, storage, or use of a
   24  firearm or ammunition as a condition for a person to adopt.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.