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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 846

Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms
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SPONSOR
Jones
FILED BY
Shevrin D. Jones — District 34, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms; Requiring individuals to report lost or stolen firearms to the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or theft occurred within a specified timeframe; requiring such individuals to provide specified information to the local law enforcement agency; requiring the local law enforcement agency to create an incident report upon receiving a report of a lost or stolen firearm, etc.

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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 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 police agency again within 48 hours of the recovery. This ensures the official record reflects that the weapon is no longer missing.

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

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

“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 original reporting 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
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/16/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
12/10/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 790.402
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