CS/HB 543: Public Safety

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee, Brannan, Payne; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson, Andrade, Bankson, Barnaby, Black, Botana, Brackett, Buchanan, Duggan, Fine, Giallombardo, Gregory, Holcomb, Leek, Maggard, Massullo, McClain, Melo, Overdorf, Plakon, Rommel, Roth, Salzman, Sirois, Temple, Tramont, Tuck, Yeager

Public Safety; Authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license to carry identification & display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/31/2023 08:40 AM

• Related Bills (6)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 7025 (er) by Judiciary Committee Pub. Rec./Safe School Officers Last Action: 4/3/2023 Chapter No. 2023-19; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 543 (Ch. 2023-18)	Linked
  S 150 (c1) by Collins Public Safety Last Action: 3/29/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 543 (Ch. 2023-18) -SJ 263	Similar
  H 277 by Hinson Storage of Firearms in Private Conveyances and Vessels Last Action: 1/20/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction	Compare
  H 571 by Hinson Storage of Firearms in Private Conveyances and Vessels Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Compare
  S 152 by Collins Public Records/Safe-school Officer at a Private School Last Action: 3/29/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7025 (Ch. 2023-19), CS/HB 543 (Ch. 2023-18) -SJ 267	Compare
  S 1602 by Rouson Storage of Firearms in Private Conveyances and Vessels Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 543 (Ch. 2023-18)	Compare

• Citations - Statute (34)

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  27.53	Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment.	Page 6 (pdf)
  30.15	Powers, duties, and obligations.	Page 8 (pdf)
  768.28	Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.	Page 12 (pdf)
  790.001	Definitions.	Page 13 (pdf)
  790.01	Unlicensed carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms.	Page 20 (pdf)
  790.013		Page 22 (pdf)
  790.015	Nonresidents who are United States citizens and hold a concealed weapons license in another state; reciprocity.	Page 23 (pdf)
  790.052	Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers.	Page 24 (pdf)
  790.053	Open carrying of weapons.	Page 25 (pdf)
  790.06	License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.	Page 26 (pdf)
  790.0655	Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory waiting period; exceptions; penalties.	Page 35 (pdf)
  790.115	Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions.	Page 36 (pdf)
  790.145	Crimes in pharmacies; possession of weapons; penalties.	Page 39 (pdf)
  790.1612	Authorization for governmental manufacture, possession, and use of destructive devices.	Page 80 (pdf)
  790.25	Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons.	Page 39 (pdf)
  790.251	Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity from liability; enforcement.	Page 47 (pdf)
  790.31	Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.	Page 48 (pdf)
  810.095	Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited.	Page 80 (pdf)
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 80 (pdf)
  921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 91 (pdf)
  943.03	Department of Law Enforcement.	Page 49 (pdf)
  943.051	Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting.	Page 97 (pdf)
  943.0585	Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records.	Page 98 (pdf)
  943.059	Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.	Page 99 (pdf)
  943.6873		Page 49 (pdf)
  985.11	Fingerprinting and photographing.	Page 100 (pdf)
  1001.212	Office of Safe Schools.	Page 51 (pdf)
  1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 102 (pdf)
  1002.42	Private schools.	Page 61 (pdf)
  1003.25	Procedures for maintenance and transfer of student records.	Page 62 (pdf)
  1006.07	District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety.	Page 63 (pdf)
  1006.12	Safe-school officers at each public school.	Page 71 (pdf)
  1006.121		Page 73 (pdf)
  1006.13	Policy of zero tolerance for crime and victimization.	Page 78 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/30/2023	H	• Filed
  1/31/2023	H	• Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  2/7/2023	H	• Favorable by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  2/14/2023	H	• PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/21/2023	H	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
  2/24/2023	H	• Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/28/2023	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar
  3/7/2023	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/20/2023	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/23/2023)
  3/23/2023	H	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 932977 adopted • Amendment 389729 superseded by substitute • Amendment 622081 Failed • Amendment 618839 Failed • Amendment 780607 Failed • Amendment 423327 Failed • Amendment 769093 Failed • Amendment 642477 Failed • Amendment 496193 Failed • Amendment 488229 Failed • Amendment 319647 adopted • Amendment 591775 superseded by substitute • Amendment 355135 adopted • Amendment 988641 superseded by substitute • Amendment 954681 adopted • Amendment 419187 adopted • Amendment 880029 Failed • Amendment 089381 Failed • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
  3/24/2023	H	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 76, NAYS 32
  3/24/2023	S	• In Messages
  3/27/2023	S	• Referred to Fiscal Policy
  3/28/2023	S	• Received
  3/29/2023	S	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 262 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 150 -SJ 263 • Read 2nd time -SJ 262 • Amendment(s) failed (212780, 244120, 447572, 494682, 611140, 617732, 641176, 846968) -SJ 263 • Placed on 3rd reading
  3/30/2023	S	• Read 3rd time -SJ 275 • CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 13 -SJ 276 • Immediately certified -SJ 288
  3/31/2023	H	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled
  4/3/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor • Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2023-18; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7025 (Ch. 2023-19)