Bill Text: FL S0622 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Concealed Weapons or Firearms
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary [S0622 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S0622-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2017 SB 622 By Senator Steube 23-00711-17 2017622__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to concealed weapons or firearms; 3 amending s. 790.06, F.S.; prohibiting a concealed 4 weapons or concealed firearms licensee from carrying a 5 concealed weapon or firearm into any athletic event 6 for a K-12 school, college, or university which is not 7 related to firearms; authorizing a concealed weapons 8 or concealed firearms licensee to carry a concealed 9 weapon or firearm into any college or university 10 facility; deleting an exception authorizing a student, 11 employee, or faculty licensee to carry specified 12 nonlethal weapons; amending s. 790.115, F.S.; 13 conforming a provision to changes made by the act; 14 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1001.64, 15 F.S.; authorizing each board of trustees of Florida 16 College System institutions to place restrictions on 17 the unlawful use or possession of firearms or weapons; 18 amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; authorizing the Board of 19 Governors to place restrictions on the unlawful use or 20 possession of firearms or weapons; providing an 21 effective date. 22 23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24 25 Section 1. Subsection (12) of section 790.06, Florida 26 Statutes, is amended to read: 27 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.— 28 (12)(a) A license issued under this section does not 29 authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a 30 concealed weapon or firearm into: 31 1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 32 2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 33 3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail; 34 4. Any courthouse; 35 5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would 36 preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining 37 who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom; 38 6. Any polling place; 39 7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public 40 school district, municipality, or special district; 41 8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; 42 9. Anyschool, college, orprofessional athletic event not 43 related to firearms or any athletic event for a K-12 school, 44 college, or university which is not related to firearms; 45 10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or 46 administration building; 47 11. Any career center; 48 12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense 49 alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which 50 portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such 51 purpose; 52 13.Any college or university facility unless the licensee53is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such54college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal55electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes56and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;5714.The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area 58 of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from 59 carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is 60 encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as 61 baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or 62 14.15.Any place where the carrying of firearms is 63 prohibited by federal law. 64 (b) A person licensed under this section is notshall not65beprohibited from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle 66 for lawful purposes. 67 (c) This section does not modify the terms or conditions of 68 s. 790.251(7). 69 (d) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any 70 provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second 71 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 72 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 790.115, Florida 73 Statutes, is amended to read: 74 790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a 75 school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; 76 penalties; exceptions.— 77 (2)(a)1. A person mayshallnot possess any firearm, 78 electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon 79 as defined in s. 790.001(13), including a razor blade or box 80 cutter, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned 81 activities, at a school-sponsored event or on the property of 82 any school, school bus, or school bus stop.;However, a person 83 may carry a firearm: 84 a.1.In a case to a firearms program, class, or function 85 thatwhichhas been approved in advance by the principal or 86 chief administrative officer of the school as a program or class 87 to which firearms could be carried; 88 b.2.In a case to a career center having a firearms 89 training range; or 90 c.3.In a vehicle pursuant to s. 790.25(5); except that 91 school districts may adopt written and published policies that 92 waive the exception in this subparagraph for purposes of student 93 and campus parking privileges. 94 2. The restrictions in subparagraph (a)1. do not apply at a 95 college or university facility to the possession of a concealed 96 weapon or firearm or electric weapon or device by a person who 97 has a concealed weapon or firearm license. 98 99 For the purposes of this section, “school” means any preschool, 100 elementary school, middle school, junior high school, secondary 101 school, career center, or postsecondary school, whether public 102 or nonpublic. 103 (b) A person who willfully and knowingly possesses any 104 electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon 105 as defined in s. 790.001(13), including a razor blade or box 106 cutter, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned 107 activities, in violation of this subsection commits a felony of 108 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 109 775.083, or s. 775.084. 110 (c)1. A person who willfully and knowingly possesses any 111 firearm in violation of this subsection commits a felony of the 112 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 113 or s. 775.084. 114 2. A person who stores or leaves a loaded firearm within 115 the reach or easy access of a minor who obtains the firearm and 116 commits a violation of subparagraph 1. commits a misdemeanor of 117 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 118 775.083; except that this does not apply if the firearm was 119 stored or left in a securely locked box or container or in a 120 location which a reasonable person would have believed to be 121 secure, or was securely locked with a firearm-mounted push 122 button combination lock or a trigger lock; if the minor obtains 123 the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person; or 124 to members of the Armed Forces, National Guard, or State 125 Militia, or to police or other law enforcement officers, with 126 respect to firearm possession by a minor which occurs during or 127 incidental to the performance of their official duties. 128 (d) A person who discharges any weapon or firearm while in 129 violation of subparagraph (a)1.paragraph (a), unless discharged 130 for lawful defense of himself or herself or another or for a 131 lawful purpose, commits a felony of the second degree, 132 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 133 (e) The penalties of this subsection doshallnot apply to 134 persons licensed under s. 790.06. Persons licensed under s. 135 790.06 shall be punished as provided in s. 790.06(12), except 136 that a licenseholder who unlawfully discharges a weapon or 137 firearm on school property as prohibited by this subsection 138 commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in 139 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 140 Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 1001.64, Florida 141 Statutes, is amended to read: 142 1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of 143 trustees; powers and duties.— 144 (5) Each board of trustees shall have responsibility for 145 the use, maintenance, protection, and control of Florida College 146 System institution owned or Florida College System institution 147 controlled buildings and grounds, property and equipment, name, 148 trademarks and other proprietary marks, and the financial and 149 other resources of the Florida College System institution. Such 150 authority may include placing restrictions on activities and on 151 access to facilities, the unlawful use or possession of firearms 152 or weapons, food, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, distribution of 153 printed materials, commercial solicitation, animals, and sound. 154 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section 155 1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 156 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.— 157 (7) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PROPERTY.— 158 (b) The Board of Governors shall develop guidelines for 159 university boards of trustees relating to the use, maintenance, 160 protection, and control of university-owned or university 161 controlled buildings and grounds, property and equipment, name, 162 trademarks and other proprietary marks, and the financial and 163 other resources of the university. Such authority may include 164 placing restrictions on activities and on access to facilities, 165 the unlawful use or possession of firearms or weapons, food, 166 tobacco, alcoholic beverages, distribution of printed materials, 167 commercial solicitation, animals, and sound. The authority 168 provided the board of trustees in this subsection includes the 169 prioritization of the use of space, property, equipment, and 170 resources and the imposition of charges for those items. 171 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.