SESSION WATCH
Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 1107

Firearm Hold Agreements
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SPONSOR
Spencer
FILED BY
Leonard Spencer — District 45, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Firearm Hold Agreements; Provides immunity from civil liability for federal firearms licensees operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions relating to firearm hold agreements; provides exception.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Grants gun dealers immunity from injury lawsuits over firearm storage agreements.

Federal firearms licensees are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions arising from firearm hold agreements that cause personal injury or death.

This immunity covers the return of a firearm to the owner at the termination of the agreement.

The immunity does not apply if the action was the result of otherwise unlawful conduct by the licensee.

The section does not apply to firearm transfers or if a known existing protection order governs the respondent.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Civil Immunity for Hold Agreements majors. 790.253(2)

AIGrants federal firearms licensees absolute immunity from civil lawsuits for injuries or deaths caused by storing or returning a customer's firearm.

“immune from civil liability while operating lawfully in this state for any act or omission arising from a firearm hold agreement” bill text, line 26 →
§ 2 Unlawful Conduct Exception moderates. 790.253(3)

AIRemoves immunity if the injury or death resulted from the licensee's otherwise unlawful conduct.

“does not apply to any action arising from a firearm hold agreement if such action was the result of otherwise unlawful conduct” bill text, line 34 →
§ 3 Exclusion for Transfers and Protection Orders moderates. 790.253(4)

AIProhibits the use of hold agreements to bypass background checks or circumvent active domestic violence protection orders.

“does not apply to a firearm transfer pursuant to s. 790.401 or if there is a known existing protection order” bill text, line 37 →
§ 4 Definition of Firearm Hold Agreement moderates. 790.253(1)(b)

AILimits the scope of the immunity to private transactions where the licensee stores or holds a lawfully possessed firearm for an agreed-upon period.

“private transaction between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm owner in which the licensee either provides locked storage” bill text, line 18 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/7/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 790.253
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