Florida Senate - 2026 SB 406
By Senator Polsky
30-00709-26 2026406__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to carrying weapons and firearms;
3 creating s. 790.0135, F.S.; prohibiting a person from
4 carrying a weapon or firearm into certain locations;
5 providing construction; providing criminal penalties;
6 amending ss. 790.013 and 790.06, F.S.; conforming
7 provisions to changes made by the act; providing an
8 effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Section 790.0135, Florida Statutes, is created
13 to read:
14 790.0135 Carrying a weapon or firearm; prohibited
15 locations.—
16 (1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person may not
17 carry a weapon or firearm into:
18 (a) A place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
19 (b) A police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
20 (c) A detention facility, prison, or jail;
21 (d) A courthouse;
22 (e) A courtroom, except that this section does not preclude
23 a judge from carrying a weapon or firearm or determining who
24 will carry a weapon or firearm in his or her courtroom;
25 (f) A polling place;
26 (g) A meeting of the governing body of a county, public
27 school district, municipality, or special district;
28 (h) A meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
29 (i) A school, college, or professional athletic event not
30 related to firearms;
31 (j) An elementary or secondary school facility or
32 administration building;
33 (k) A career center;
34 (l) A portion of an establishment licensed to dispense
35 alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which
36 portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such
37 purpose;
38 (m) A college or university facility, unless the person is
39 a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such
40 college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal
41 electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes
42 and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
43 (n) The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area
44 of an airport, except that a person is not prohibited from
45 carrying a legal firearm into the terminal which is encased for
46 shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be
47 lawfully transported on an aircraft; or
48 (o) Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited
49 by federal law.
50 (2) This section does not:
51 (a) Prohibit a person from carrying or storing a firearm in
52 a vehicle for lawful purposes.
53 (b) Modify the terms or conditions of s. 790.251(7).
54 (3) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this
55 section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable
56 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
57 Section 2. Section 790.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to
58 read:
59 790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms
60 without a license.—A person who carries a concealed weapon or
61 concealed firearm without a license as authorized under s.
62 790.01(1)(b):
63 (1) must carry valid identification at all times when he or
64 she is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or concealed
65 firearm and must display such identification upon demand by a
66 law enforcement officer. A violation of this section subsection
67 is a noncriminal violation punishable by a $25 fine, payable to
68 the clerk of the court.
69 (2) Is subject to s. 790.06(12) in the same manner as a
70 person who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon or concealed
71 firearm.
72 Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 790.06, Florida
73 Statutes, is amended to read:
74 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed
75 firearm.—
76 (12)(a) A license issued under this section does not
77 authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a
78 concealed weapon or concealed firearm into:
79 1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
80 2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
81 3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
82 4. Any courthouse;
83 5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section
84 precludes a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or concealed
85 firearm or determining who will carry a concealed weapon or
86 concealed firearm in his or her courtroom;
87 6. Any polling place;
88 7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public
89 school district, municipality, or special district;
90 8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
91 9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not
92 related to firearms;
93 10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or
94 administration building;
95 11. Any career center;
96 12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense
97 alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which
98 portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such
99 purpose;
100 13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee
101 is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such
102 college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal
103 electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes
104 and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
105 14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area
106 of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from
107 carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is
108 encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as
109 baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
110 15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited
111 by federal law.
112 (b) A person licensed under this section is not prohibited
113 from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful
114 purposes.
115 (c) This section does not modify the terms or conditions of
116 s. 790.251(7).
117 (d) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
118 provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second
119 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
120 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.