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Florida · 2026 Regular Session

H0043 Pub. Rec./Sales of Ammunition

Direction

Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 90%

Makes records of ammunition buyers who pass background checks confidential and exempt from public records laws, so less public information about who has bought ammunition.

Any records containing any of the information set forth in subsection (1) pertaining to a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of a firearm or ammunition by reason of Florida and federal law which records are created by the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct the criminal history record check shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)

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Firearms otherAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Creates a public-records exemption specifically for ammunition sales records of non-prohibited buyers, shielding purchaser information from disclosure.

The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the information pertaining to a person who is a buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of ammunition under s. 790.065, Florida Statutes, be made confidential and exempt from public records requirements

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Status: Failed

Last action
2026-03-13: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Filed
2025-09-25
Sponsor
Dan Daley D + 1 cosponsor (1 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends s. 790.065 to extend the existing public-records exemption for firearm background-check records to also cover ammunition buyers/transferees who are approved (not prohibited). It adds ammunition to the confidentiality rule, requires destruction of records, includes a sunset provision, and justifies the exemption on privacy and anti-profiling grounds tied to Second Amendment rights. This reduces public access to purchaser data, expanding the privacy protections for those acquiring ammunition.

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History (8 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-03-13HDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-13H1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-10-07HNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-10-07HReferred to Judiciary Committee
2025-10-07HReferred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
2025-10-07HReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2025-10-07HReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-09-25HFiled