2023 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H1543: Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer
Legislative Summary
Reducing minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm.
Bill History
3/6/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Now in Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Amendment 298815 ruled out of order
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Amendment 147181 ruled out of order
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Amendment 010837 Failed
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Passed; YEAS 69, NAYS 36
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
In Messages
Senate
4/28/2023
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/28/2023
Received
Senate
5/5/2023
Died in Rules
Senate
Amendments
House Floor Amendment #532299
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #298815
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #147181
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #284935
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #444031
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #607649
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #621217
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #549403
4/26/2023Not Adopted
House Floor Strike All Amendment #010837
4/26/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#348
4/28/2023
35
Yea
73
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: Third Reading RCS#349
4/28/2023
69
Yea
36
Nay
14
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Judiciary Committee
3/23/2023
17
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/13/2023
12
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(5/5/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Primary Sponsor

Bobby Payne
Republican
Co-Sponsors (23)
Tyler Sirois
Republican
Shane Abbott
Republican
Alex Andrade
Republican
Webster Barnaby
Republican
Dean Black
Republican
Robert Brackett
Republican
Chuck Brannan
Republican
Tiffany Esposito
Republican
Randy Fine
Republican
Tommy Gregory
Republican
Jeff Holcomb
Republican
Berny Jacques
Republican
Tom Leek
Republican
Ralph Massullo
Republican
Lauren Melo
Republican
Toby Overdorf
Republican
Rachel Plakon
Republican
Spencer Roach
Republican
Bob Rommel
Republican
Rick Roth
Republican
Joel Rudman
Republican
Michelle Salzman
Republican
Taylor Yarkosky
Republican