Florida Senate - 2017 SB 170
By Senator Braynon
35-00260-17 2017170__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to prohibited places for weapons and
3 firearms; amending s. 790.06, F.S.; revising the
4 locations where a licensee is prohibited from openly
5 carrying a handgun or carrying a concealed weapon or
6 firearm; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section
11 790.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.—
13 (12)(a) A license issued under this section does not
14 authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a
15 concealed weapon or firearm into:
16 1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
17 2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
18 3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
19 4. Any courthouse;
20 5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would
21 preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining
22 who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom;
23 6. Any polling place;
24 7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public
25 school district, municipality, or special district;
26 8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
27 9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not
28 related to firearms;
29 10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or
30 administration building;
31 11. Any career center;
32 12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense
33 alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which
34 portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such
35 purpose;
36 13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee
37 is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such
38 college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal
39 electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes
40 and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
41 14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area
42 of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from
43 carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is
44 encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as
45 baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
46 15. Any performing arts center or legitimate theater; or
47 16.15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is
48 prohibited by federal law.
49 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.