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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1336

Firearm Hold Agreements
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SPONSOR
Davis
FILED BY
Tracie Davis — District 5, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Firearm Hold Agreements; Providing immunity from civil liability for federal firearms licensees operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions relating to firearm hold agreements under specified circumstances, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Grants federal gun dealers immunity from civil 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 resulted from otherwise unlawful conduct by the licensee.

The section does not apply to firearm transfers under s. 790.401 or if a known protection order exists.

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)

AIExcludes the immunity for firearm transfers under s. 790.401 or if a known protection order exists against the customer.

“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)

AIDefines the covered transaction as a private agreement for locked storage or temporary physical possession of a lawfully possessed firearm.

“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 Criminal Justice
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
1/7/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 790.253
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