Bill > S0858

This bill modifies Florida's laws regarding protective injunctions and protection orders, primarily focusing on firearms restrictions for individuals subject to domestic violence injunctions. The bill requires respondents (the person against whom a protective injunction is issued) to immediately surrender all firearms, ammunition, and concealed weapon licenses to local law enforcement upon the issuance of a final domestic violence injunction. Law enforcement officers are authorized to request surrender of these items, and can even seek a search warrant if they believe firearms have not been surrendered. The bill establishes detailed procedures for the surrender, storage, and potential return of firearms, including provisions that allow the respondent to transfer firearms to another person who passes a background check and agrees to store them securely. Additionally, the bill modifies criminal penalties, changing the law so that a person with a prior conviction who commits a second violation of a protective injunction against the same victim can be charged with a third-degree felony. These changes aim to enhance protections for victims of domestic violence by reducing the potential for firearm-related violence and strengthening legal consequences for repeated violations of protective orders. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2026.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/858