HB 163 - Authorizes Open Carry of Firearms - Florida Key Vote
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Steve Crisafulli voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 3, 2016
- Introduced
- Sept. 14, 2015
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Title: Authorizes Open Carry of Firearms
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain individuals to openly carry firearms, effective immediately.
Highlights:
- Authorizes an individual licensed to carry a concealed firearm to openly carry a firearm (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits an individual or entity from infringing upon a licensed individual’s right to openly carry a firearm (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that this bill is not intended to restrict a law enforcement officer’s ability or authority to conduct investigations as otherwise authorized by the law (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that a public hospital may prohibit a licensee from openly carrying a firearm (Sec. 4).
Title: Authorizes Open Carry of Firearms
Committee Sponsors
- Judiciary Committee (Sponsor)
- Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (Sponsor)
- Subcommittee on Justice Appropriations (Sponsor)
- Dennis K. Baxley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Neil Combee (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brad E. Drake (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dane F. Eagle (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julian Earle 'Jay' Fant III (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julio Gonzalez (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clay Ingram (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- H. Marlene D. 'Marlene' O'Toole (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul M. Renner (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jimmie T. Smith (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charlie Stone (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Joseph Tobia (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay Trumbull (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles E. Van Zant (FL - R) (Out Of Office)