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Florida · 2026 Regular Session

S0896 School Safety

Direction

Firearms weapon accessory restrictionsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Creates a new felony for discharging a firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school (with exceptions), so more restrictions on firearm discharge near schools.

2. Discharges any weapon or firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, during school hours or during the time of a sanctioned school activity, unless discharged for lawful defense of himself or herself or another or for a lawful purpose.

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Firearms carryAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 85%

Expands the school guardian program to public postsecondary institutions, allowing more certified employees and others to carry concealed firearms on campus after training, so greater ability to carry firearms at postsecondary schools.

authorizing public postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the school guardian program; requiring public postsecondary educational institutions to provide a specified notice to the sheriff;

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Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 70%

Requires reporting of school guardians and security guards (who carry firearms) to the Department of Law Enforcement and creates related certification, training, and recordkeeping rules for armed personnel at schools and postsecondary institutions, with no net change to the underlying ability to buy

The Department of Law Enforcement shall maintain a list of each person appointed as a school guardian or certified as a school security guard in the state.

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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
2026-03-11: Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 757
Filed
2025-12-12
Sponsor
Appropriations, Criminal Justice, Don Gaetz R

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands the armed school guardian program (including training and certification for carrying concealed firearms) to public postsecondary institutions, which expands the carry axis. It creates a new felony offense for discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school (with exceptions for lawful defense or authorized private property use), which restricts the weapon-discharge axis. Reporting, training, and recordkeeping provisions for guardians and security guards are neutral as they add process without changing access to firearms. No provisions address purchase background checks, red

Related bills

Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2026-02-11SSenate Criminal Justice7-1Passed
2026-02-24SSenate Appropriations11-6Passed

Sponsors

Text versions

History (20 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-03-11SLaid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 757
2026-03-11SSubstituted CS/CS/HB 757
2026-03-11SRead 2nd time
2026-03-10SRetained on Special Order Calendar
2026-03-05SPlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
2026-02-25SCS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
2026-02-25SPlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-25SPending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-24SCS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 6
2026-02-19SOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-18SCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2026-02-13SNow in Appropriations
2026-02-13SRemaining references corrected to Appropriations
2026-02-13SOriginal reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
2026-02-13SPending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11SCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
2026-02-06SOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13SIntroduced
2025-12-16SReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Rules
2025-12-12SFiled