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CS/SB 1000: Purchase of Firearms by Mentally Ill Persons

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Gibson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benacquisto ; Brandes

Purchase of Firearms by Mentally Ill Persons; Providing conditions under which a person who has been voluntarily admitted to a mental institution for treatment and has undergone an involuntary examination under the Baker Act may be prohibited from purchasing a firearm; providing requirements for the examining physician; providing requirements with respect to the filing of specified records with the court and presentation of such records to a judge or magistrate; providing lawful authority of a judge or magistrate to review specified records and order such records be submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/29/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2013-249) -SJ 728
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

  • CS/SB 1000, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2013 at 4:31 PM

  • SB 1000, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2013 at 3:59 PM