SB 256: Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels; Providing requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; requiring law enforcement agencies to engage in a specified promotional campaign; requiring certain firearms education, safety, and training courses to include instruction on the requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; revising required warnings for transfer or sale of firearms, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 10/21/2025 04:30 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 159 by Hinson, Daley Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Identical

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  790.175	Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties.	Page 3 (pdf)
  790.25	Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/21/2025	S	• Filed
  11/3/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Criminal Justice