Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 498 Ì565676TÎ565676 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Criminal Justice (Pizzo) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 53 - 61 4 and insert: 5 (c)1. Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in this 6 subsection or s. 790.115, a church, a synagogue, or any other 7 religious institution, as that term is defined in s. 496.404, 8 may authorize a person licensed under this section to carry a 9 concealed firearm in an established physical place of worship at 10 which religious services are regularly conducted provided that: 11 a. If such property is not owned by the religious 12 institution, the religious institution receives the permission 13 of the property owner or administrator; and 14 b. If the religious institution is using property that is 15 an elementary or secondary school facility or career center or 16 that is located on the property of a school, as defined in 17 s.790.115, the person may not carry a concealed firearm on 18 school property during school hours or during any time when 19 curricular or extracurricular school-sponsored activities are 20 taking place on the property. 21 2. This paragraph does not authorize the carrying of a 22 firearm in any place or in any manner prohibited by federal law 23 or on the property of a public or private college, university, 24 or other postsecondary educational institution. 25 26 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 27 And the title is amended as follows: 28 Delete lines 3 - 7 29 and insert: 30 institutions; amending s. 790.06; authorizing a 31 church, a synagogue, or other religious institution to 32 allow a concealed weapon or firearms licensee to carry 33 a concealed firearm in certain places of worship under 34 specified circumstances; providing applicability;