Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

SB 248: Privacy of Firearm Owners

GENERAL BILL by Braynon

Privacy of Firearm Owners; Repealing provisions relating to medical privacy concerning firearms; deleting provisions providing that unless the information is relevant to the patient's medical care or safety, or the safety of others, inquiries regarding firearm ownership or possession should not be made by licensed health care providers or health care facilities, providing that a patient may decline to provide information regarding the ownership or possession of firearms, clarifying that a physician's authority to choose his or her patients is not altered by the act, prohibiting discrimination by licensed health care providers or health care facilities based solely upon a patient's firearm ownership or possession, and prohibiting harassment of a patient regarding firearm ownership during an examination by a licensed health care provider or health care facility, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Health Regulation (HR)
  3. Rules (RC)

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/14/2011 Senate • Filed
    9/21/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Regulation; Rules -SJ 26
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 26
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 248, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/14/2011 at 9:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 4015 Privacy of Firearm Owners Kriseman Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.026 Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. Page 1 (pdf)
    456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. Page 4 (pdf)
    790.338 Medical privacy concerning firearms; prohibitions; penalties; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page