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Died HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 817

Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms
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SPONSOR
Robinson, F.
FILED BY
Felicia Robinson — District 104, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms; Requires individuals to report lost or stolen firearms to local law enforcement agency in jurisdiction in which loss or theft occurred within specified timeframe; requires such individuals to provide specified information to local law enforcement agency; requires local law enforcement agency to create incident report upon receiving report of lost or stolen firearm; requires individual who reported firearm lost or stolen to notify local law enforcement agency to which loss or theft was reported within specified timeframe if firearm is subsequently recovered.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates 48-hour reporting of lost or stolen firearms to police.

Firearm owners must report losses or thefts to local police within 48 hours of discovering the incident. This creates a new legal duty for every individual who owns or lawfully possesses a gun in Florida.

Police agencies are required to create an incident report for every lost or stolen firearm report they receive. They must also provide a free copy of that report to the person who filed it upon request.

If a reported firearm is later recovered, the owner must notify the same law enforcement agency within 48 hours of the recovery. This closes the loop on the initial report and updates the agency's records.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 48-hour reporting duty majors. 790.402(1)

AICreates a mandatory obligation for firearm owners or lawful possessors to report a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement within 48 hours of knowing or reasonably should have known it was lost or stolen.

“must report the loss or theft of the firearm to the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or theft occurred within 48 hours after the time that he or” bill text, line 24 →
§ 2 Required information at report moderates. 790.402(1)

AIRequires the reporting individual to provide specific firearm details and last-known circumstances to the law enforcement agency.

“provide to the local law enforcement agency the make, model, caliber, and serial number, if known, of the firearm and the date, time, place, and circumstances” bill text, line 28 →
§ 3 Mandatory incident report creation majors. 790.402(2)

AIRequires local law enforcement agencies to create an incident report upon receiving a lost or stolen firearm report, overriding any other law that might allow discretion.

“the local law enforcement agency shall create an incident report and, upon request of the reporting individual, provide a copy of the report to the individual at no cost” bill text, line 33 →
§ 4 48-hour recovery notification moderates. 790.402(3)

AIRequires individuals who recover a previously reported lost or stolen firearm to notify the law enforcement agency within 48 hours of recovery.

“shall notify the local law enforcement agency to which the loss or theft was reported within 48 hours after the recovery” bill text, line 39 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/5/2026
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/5/2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
1/5/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/18/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 790.402
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