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Florida · 2025 Regular Session

S0814 Weapons or Firearms at School-sponsored Events or on School Property

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Changes the prohibition from 'possessing' to 'storing' a firearm on school property and adds an exception allowing persons to carry firearms on college or university property, so more ability to carry firearms on campus.

A person may not store any firearm, electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon as defined in s. 790.001, including a razor blade or box cutter, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned activities, at a school-sponsored event or on the property of any school, school bus, or school bus stop; however, a person may carry a firearm on the property of any college or university, including, but not limited to, any dormitory or residence hall owned or operated by a college or university, and in any other location he or she is legally authorized to do so

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Firearms preemption sanctuaryAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Authorizes the Department of Law Enforcement to approve a college or university's designation of a campus facility or area as a sensitive location where concealed weapons or firearms are prohibited during sporting or athletic events (with a required security plan), so more ability for schools to ban

The Department of Law Enforcement may authorize a college or university, while hosting or sponsoring a sporting or athletic event, to designate a campus facility or area as a sensitive location in which the possession of a concealed weapon or a concealed firearm is prohibited.

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Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Revises the definition of “school” to exclude postsecondary institutions from the general prohibition on storing firearms on school property and updates cross-references in multiple statutes to the amended s. 790.115, with no net change to the underlying prohibitions or penalties.

As used in this section, the term “school” means a public preschool or any elementary school, middle school, junior high school, secondary school, or career center, regardless of whether public or private.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-03-25: Laid on Table
Filed
2025-02-18
Sponsor
Randy Fine R

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily amends s. 790.115 by replacing 'possessing' with 'storing' in the school prohibition (while adding explicit authorization to carry on college/university property), narrows the definition of 'school' to exclude postsecondary institutions, and creates a process for colleges to seek approval to designate sensitive locations banning concealed carry during athletic events. These changes expand the ability to carry on campus overall but restrict it in approved sensitive areas; the numerous reenactments simply update statutory cross-references without altering substantive law.

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Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-03-25SSenate Criminal Justice3-4Failed

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History (6 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-25SLaid on Table
2025-03-25SUnfavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 4
2025-03-20SOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-03-04SIntroduced
2025-02-28SReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
2025-02-18SFiled