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Florida · 2026 Regular Session

S0846 Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Requires owners to report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours, which can facilitate recovery of guns that might otherwise remain unsecured or in unauthorized hands.

An individual who owns or lawfully possesses a firearm must report the loss or theft of the firearm to the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or theft occurred within 48 hours after the time that he or she knew or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been lost or stolen

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Imposes a new legal duty on firearm owners to report losses or thefts promptly and to update law enforcement upon recovery, creating potential criminal liability for noncompliance.

An individual who owns or lawfully possesses a firearm must report the loss or theft of the firearm to the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or theft occurred within 48 hours after the time that he or she knew or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been lost or stolen and provide to the local law enforcement agency the make, model, caliber, and serial number, if known, of the firearm and the date, time, place, and circumstances surrounding the last time the individual saw the firearm.

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  5. Governor
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Status: Failed

Last action
2026-03-13: Died in Criminal Justice
Filed
2025-12-10
Sponsor
Shevrin Jones D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new reporting requirement for lost or stolen firearms with specific timelines and information mandates, plus a duty to report recovery; this is a new restriction on firearm owners under the firearms topic (primarily other, with a secondary tie to storage-minors because prompt reporting reduces the risk of guns remaining accessible to unauthorized persons including minors). No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

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History (4 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-03-13SDied in Criminal Justice
2026-01-13SIntroduced
2025-12-16SReferred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
2025-12-10SFiled