Bill Text: FL S0490 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Concealed Carry Licensing Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, and Military Servicemembers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-05 - Filed [S0490 Detail]

Download: Florida-2025-S0490-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 490
       
       
        
       By Senator Collins
       
       
       
       
       
       14-00882-25                                            2025490__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to concealed carry licensing
    3         requirements for law enforcement officers,
    4         correctional officers, and military servicemembers;
    5         amending s. 790.051, F.S.; providing that law
    6         enforcement officers, correctional officers, and
    7         military servicemembers are considered to be in
    8         compliance with concealed weapons and concealed
    9         firearms licensing requirements with valid
   10         identification; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Section 790.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         790.051 Exemption from Licensing requirements for; law
   17  enforcement officers, correctional officers, and military
   18  servicemembers.—
   19         (1) Law enforcement officers are exempt from the licensing
   20  and penal provisions of this chapter when acting at any time
   21  within the scope or course of their official duties or when
   22  acting at any time in the line of or performance of duty.
   23         (2) A law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), a
   24  correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or a
   25  servicemember of the United States Armed Forces as defined in s.
   26  250.01 satisfies the requirements of s. 790.06(2) and is
   27  considered to be licensed to carry concealed weapons or
   28  concealed firearms for the purposes of this chapter with valid
   29  employer-issued identification indicating that he or she is such
   30  an officer or servicemember.
   31         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.