The Florida Senate

CS/HB 543: Public Safety

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Brannan ; Payne ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson ; Andrade ; Bankson ; Barnaby ; Black ; Fine ; Holcomb ; Maggard ; Massullo ; Melo ; Overdorf ; Plakon ; Rommel ; Salzman ; Sirois ; Temple ; Tramont ; Yeager

Public Safety; Authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license to carry identification & display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process; authorizes private school to request sheriff in county of private school establish guardian program. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846

• Bill History
• Related Bills (6)
• Bill Text (2)
• Amendments (9)
• Analyses (2)
• Vote History (0)
• Citations (32)

Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/30/2023	House	• Filed
1/31/2023	House	• Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
2/7/2023	House	• Favorable by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
2/14/2023	House	• PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/21/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2/24/2023	House	• Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
2/28/2023	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar
3/7/2023	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/20/2023	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/23/2023)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 7025	Pub. Rec./Safe School Officers	Judiciary Committee	Linked	Last Action: 3/20/2023 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/23/2023)
S 150 (c1)	Public Safety	Collins	Similar	Last Action: 3/14/2023 S CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
H 277	Storage of Firearms in Private Conveyances and Vessels	Hinson	Compare	Last Action: 1/20/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
H 571	Storage of Firearms in Private Conveyances and Vessels	Hinson	Compare	Last Action: 3/7/2023 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 152	Public Records/Safe-school Officer at a Private School	Collins	Compare	Last Action: 3/10/2023 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 1602	Storage of Firearms in Private Conveyances and Vessels	Rouson	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2023 S Introduced

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 543 Filed	1/30/2023 10:59 AM	PDF
H 543 c1	2/24/2023 4:05 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 543 Filed

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
583143 - Amendment Remove lines 287-293 and insert:	Joseph	2/7/2023 1:47 PM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF
243875 - Amendment Between lines 346 and 347, insert:	Cross	2/7/2023 9:20 AM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF
115055 - Amendment Remove lines 624-626 and insert:	Edmonds	2/7/2023 12:50 PM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF
965537 - Amendment Remove lines 625-626 and insert:	Joseph	2/7/2023 1:49 PM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF
190383 - Amendment Between lines 668 and 669, insert:	Joseph	2/7/2023 2:27 PM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF
431135 - Amendment Between lines 770 and 771, insert:	Waldron	2/7/2023 10:56 AM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF
398711 - Amendment Remove lines 991-1002 and insert:	Joseph	2/7/2023 1:56 PM	Failed to Adopt 2/7/2023	PDF

Floor Amendments

H 543 c1

Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
622081 - Amendment Between lines 292 and 293, insert:	Hinson	3/16/2023 5:01 PM		PDF
954681 - Amendment Remove lines 1615-1621 and insert:	Brannan	3/20/2023 6:14 PM		PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 543	Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	2/7/2023 6:48 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 543	Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)	2/24/2023 3:52 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

No Vote History Available

Citations - Statutes (32)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
27.53	Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment.	Page 6 (pdf)
30.15	Powers, duties, and obligations.	Page 8 (pdf)
768.28	Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.	Page 12 (pdf)
790.001	Definitions.	Page 13 (pdf)
790.01	Unlicensed carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms.	Page 20 (pdf)
790.013		Page 22 (pdf)
790.015	Nonresidents who are United States citizens and hold a concealed weapons license in another state; reciprocity.	Page 22 (pdf)
790.052	Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers.	Page 24 (pdf)
790.053	Open carrying of weapons.	Page 25 (pdf)
790.06	License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.	Page 26 (pdf)
790.0655	Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory waiting period; exceptions; penalties.	Page 35 (pdf)
790.115	Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions.	Page 36 (pdf)
790.145	Crimes in pharmacies; possession of weapons; penalties.	Page 39 (pdf)
790.1612	Authorization for governmental manufacture, possession, and use of destructive devices.	Page 77 (pdf)
790.25	Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons.	Page 39 (pdf)
790.251	Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity from liability; enforcement.	Page 47 (pdf)
790.31	Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.	Page 48 (pdf)
810.095	Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited.	Page 77 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 77 (pdf)
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 88 (pdf)
943.051	Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting.	Page 94 (pdf)
943.0585	Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records.	Page 95 (pdf)
943.059	Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.	Page 96 (pdf)
943.6873		Page 49 (pdf)
985.11	Fingerprinting and photographing.	Page 98 (pdf)
1001.212	Office of Safe Schools.	Page 50 (pdf)
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 100 (pdf)
1002.42	Private schools.	Page 60 (pdf)
1003.25	Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records.	Page 61 (pdf)
1006.07	District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety.	Page 62 (pdf)
1006.121		Page 70 (pdf)
1006.13	Policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization.	Page 75 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.