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

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

HB 1543: Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer

GENERAL BILL by Payne ; Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Andrade ; Barnaby ; Black ; Brackett ; Brannan ; Esposito ; Fine ; Gregory ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Leek ; Massullo ; Melo ; Overdorf ; Plakon ; Roach ; Rommel ; Roth ; Rudman ; Salzman ; Yarkosky

Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reducing minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/13/2023 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/17/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/21/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/23/2023 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/25/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
4/28/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 298815 ruled out of order
• Amendment 147181 ruled out of order
• Amendment 010837 Failed
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 69, NAYS 36
4/28/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Rules