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The Florida House Judiciary
Committee paved the way for open carry Thursday, approving a measure to
legalize a bill allowing open carry-- the bill’s last stop before
heading to the House floor -- by a vote of 12-4.
Only one Democrat, Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasalinda, D-Tallahassee, voted to approve the measure.
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CS/CS/HB 163: Weapons and Firearms
GENERAL BILL by
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ;
Criminal Justice Subcommittee ;
Gaetz ;
(CO-INTRODUCERS)
Baxley ;
Combee ;
Drake ;
Eagle ;
Fant ;
O'Toole ;
Renner ;
Smith ;
Stone ;
Trumbull ;
Van Zant
Weapons and Firearms; Provides for construction of
statutes that implicate right to bear arms or defend one's self;
provides that certain persons & public entities that infringe on
specified rights of individual may be subject to liability under
specified provisions & have no immunity; provides exception;
provides construction; provides that employer may direct employee
regarding weapons; provides that employee has no cause of action against
employer regarding such direction; specifies that law enforcement
officer may arrest person for unlicensed carrying of concealed weapon
only upon probable cause that such violation is being committed;
provides that person licensed to carry concealed firearm or weapon may
also openly carry such firearm or weapon as long as such person is in
compliance with specified provisions.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action:
1/26/2016
House -
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/28/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
Location: On agenda (JDC)
Bill Text: PDF
