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Florida · 2025 Regular Session
S0490Concealed Carry Licensing Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, Correctional Probation Officers, and Military Servicemembers
Direction
FirearmscarryAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands the right of correctional probation officers to carry concealed firearms off-duty at the discretion of their superior officers, and clarifies that they qualify as qualified law enforcement officers under federal law.
All persons holding active certifications from the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or correctional probation officers as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) shall have the right to carry, on or about their persons, concealed firearms, during off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers
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Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Expands the list of people exempt from the 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases to include holders of a concealed weapons or firearms license (now explicitly including law enforcement officers, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and servicemembers), so fewer restrictions.
When a firearm is being purchased by a holder of a concealed weapons or concealed firearms license
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FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 70%
Revises definitions and exceptions related to concealed carry rights and waiting periods for specific categories of officers and servicemembers, with no net change to the overall ability to buy, own or carry firearms beyond the explicit expansions.
revising the definition of the terms “qualified law enforcement officer” and “qualified retired law enforcement officer”
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-04-28: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 383 (Ch. 2025-120)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands concealed carry rights for correctional probation officers off-duty and broadens exemptions from the firearm purchase waiting period to include more categories of officers and servicemembers (repealing prior narrower exceptions and redefining terms to include them). These changes reduce restrictions on firearms access and carry for the affected groups. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.
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H0043Pub. Rec./Sales of Ammunition↑Expands gun access↑Expands gun access Failed