THE BILL ITSELF

HB 171

Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month

underlined language is being added; struck language is being deleted. Line numbers are the Legislature's own — the same ones amendments cite.

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to Responsible Firearm Safety

3 Awareness Month; creating s. 683.338, F.S.;

4 designating the month of June as "Responsible Firearm

5 Safety Awareness Month" for a specified purpose;

6 encouraging the Department of Law Enforcement, local

7 governments, and other agencies and organizations to

8 sponsor certain events; providing an effective date.

10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

12 Section 1. Section 683.338, Florida Statutes, is created

13 to read:

14 683.338 Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month.—

15 (1) The Legislature designates the month of June as

16 "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" to recognize the

17 importance of safe and responsible firearm use and ownership,

18 while honoring the guarantees of the Second Amendment to the

19 United States Constitution and of s. 8, Art. I of the State

20 Constitution.

21 (2) The Department of Law Enforcement, local governments,

22 and other agencies and organizations are encouraged to sponsor

23 events that promote public awareness on the dangers of firearms

24 and educate the public through voluntary training and safety

25 demonstrations.

26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.