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CS/SB 956: Firearms Transactions

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Hays

Firearms Transactions; Provides that certain laws of this state regulating firearms transactions do not apply to transactions by a resident of this state which take place in another state. Repeals provision relating to the purchase of rifles and shotguns in contiguous states by a Florida resident.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 234 (Ch. 2011-145)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 74
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    4/7/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/12/2011 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 470
    4/13/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/14/2011 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 470
    4/20/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/25/11, 9:45 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/25/2011 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 468
    • Now in Budget -SJ 468
    • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/26/11, 9:45 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    4/26/2011 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 480
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 234 (Ch. 2011-145)

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  • CS/SB 956, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/13/2011 at 1:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/22/2011 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 4/26/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 517 (c2) Firearms Dorworth Compare 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 234 (er) Firearms Evers Compare Last Action: 6/17/2011 Chapter No. 2011-145
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/25/2011 9:45 AM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. Page 1 (pdf)
    790.28 Purchase of rifles and shotguns in contiguous states. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 956, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2011 at 9:29 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2011 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 517 (c2) Firearms Dorworth Compare 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 234 (c1) Firearms Evers Compare Last Action: 6/17/2011 Chapter No. 2011-145
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    827170 - Amendment
    Delete lines 76 - 83 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Evers)
    4/7/2011
    6:30 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/12/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/12/2011 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. Page 1 (pdf)
    790.28 Purchase of rifles and shotguns in contiguous states. Page 3 (pdf)

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