THE BILL ITSELF
HB 1107
Firearm Hold Agreements
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to firearm hold agreements; creating
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s. 790.253, F.S.; defining terms; providing immunity
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from civil liability for federal firearms licensees
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operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions
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relating to firearm hold agreements under specified
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circumstances; providing an exception; providing
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applicability; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 790.253, Florida Statutes, is created
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to read:
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790.253 Firearm hold agreements; immunity from liability.—
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(1) As used in this section, the term:
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(a) "Federal firearms licensee" means a person licensed
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pursuant to 18 U.S.C. chapter 44.
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(b) "Firearm hold agreement" means a private transaction
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between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm
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owner in which the licensee either provides locked storage in
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his or her facility to which only the firearm owner has access
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or takes physical possession of the owner's lawfully possessed
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firearm at the owner's request, holds the firearm for an agreed-
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upon period of time, and returns the firearm to the owner
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according to the terms of the transaction.
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(2) A federal firearms licensee is immune from civil
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liability while operating lawfully in this state for any act or
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omission arising from a firearm hold agreement which results in
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the personal injury or death of any individual, including the
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return of any firearm to the individual firearm owner by a
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federal firearms licensee at the termination of a firearm hold
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agreement.
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(3) The immunity from civil liability under subsection (2)
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does not apply to any action arising from a firearm hold
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agreement if such action was the result of otherwise unlawful
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conduct on the part of the federal firearms licensee.
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(4) This section does not apply to a firearm transfer
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pursuant to s. 790.401 or if there is a known existing
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protection order governing the respondent under s. 741.30, s.
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784.046, or s. 784.0485 or under any other applicable law.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.