Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S0052
Legislation Overview
Title: Security Services at Places of Worship
Description: Providing an exemption from licensure requirements for certain volunteers who provide armed security services for places of worship, etc.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Now in Rules
Last Action Date: January 20, 2026
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Criminal Justice;Don Gaetz (R); Rosalind Osgood (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2026 | Now in Rules |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2026 | Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2026 | On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2026 | Now in Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Introduced |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2026 | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Jan 5, 2026 | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| Senate | Oct 6, 2025 | Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules |
| Senate | Sep 16, 2025 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Sep 16, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #596732 | Jan 9, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Criminal Justice | 01/12/2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Judiciary | 01/20/2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
