THE BILL ITSELF

CS/SB 52

Security Services at Places of Worship

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

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2 An act relating to security services at places of

3 worship; amending s. 493.6102, F.S.; providing an

4 exemption from licensure requirements for certain

5 volunteers who provide armed security services for

6 places of worship; reenacting s. 493.6201(4), F.S.,

7 relating to classes of licenses, to incorporate the

8 amendment made to s. 493.6102, F.S., in a reference

9 thereto; providing an effective date.

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

13 Section 1. Subsection (16) is added to section 493.6102,

14 Florida Statutes, to read:

15 493.6102 Inapplicability of this chapter.—This chapter

16 shall not apply to:

17 (16) Any person who, on a voluntary basis and without

18 compensation, provides armed security services on the premises

19 of a church, mosque, synagogue, or other place of worship.

20 Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment

21 made by this act to section 493.6102, Florida Statutes, in a

22 reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 493.6201, Florida

23 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

24 493.6201 Classes of licenses.—

25 (4) Class “C” or Class “CC” licensees shall own or be an

26 employee of a Class “A” agency, a Class “A” and Class “B”

27 agency, or a branch office. This does not include those who are

28 exempt under s. 493.6102, but who possess a Class “C” license

29 solely for the purpose of holding a Class “G” license.

30 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.