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Florida · 2026 Regular Session

S0090 Public Records/Receipt or Transfer of Ammunition

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Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 90%

Makes records of ammunition buyers who pass the background check 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, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution

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Firearms otherAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Creates a public-records exemption specifically for ammunition transfer records of non-prohibited persons, shielding buyer identities from disclosure.

The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the information pertaining to an individual 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
Filed
2025-09-26
Sponsor
Tina Polsky D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends s. 790.065 to extend the existing public-records exemption (and destruction requirement) for approved firearm/ammunition buyer records to explicitly cover ammunition transfers; it adds a statement of public necessity to protect ammunition-purchase information from disclosure that could reveal firearm ownership. This reduces public access to buyer data without changing background-check requirements themselves, expanding the firearms axis by shielding lawful purchasers. No provisions address transgender, abortion, or immigration-enforcement topics.

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History (4 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-03-13SDied in Criminal Justice
2026-01-13SIntroduced
2025-10-13SReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
2025-09-26SFiled