Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H171: Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Designates month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" for specified purpose; encourages FDLE, local governments, & other agencies & organizations to sponsor certain events.
What the bill says
An act relating to Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month; creating s. 683.338, F.S.; designating the month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" for a specified purpose; encouraging the Department of Law Enforcement, local governments, and other agencies and organizations to sponsor certain events; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, October 14, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month; creating s. 683.338, F.S.; designating the month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" for a specified purpose; encouraging the Department of Law Enforcement, local governments, and other agencies and organizations to sponsor certain events; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 683.338, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 683.338 Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month.-- (1) The Legislature designates the month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" to recognize the importance of safe and responsible firearm use and ownership, while honoring the guarantees of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and of s. 8, Art. I of the State Constitution. (2) The Department of Law Enforcement, local governments, and other agencies and organizations are encouraged to sponsor events that promote public awareness on the dangers of firearms and educate the public through voluntary training and safety demonstrations. words underlined are additions. hb171-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 171 2026 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. words underlined are additions. hb171-00
Sponsors
- Edmonds, Tae (D, HD-088) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063)
- Hunschofsky, Christine (D, HD-095)
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Votes
- House: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H171?
- H171 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
- What does H171 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month; creating s. 683.338, F.S.; designating the month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" for a specified purpose; encouraging the Department of Law Enforcement, local governments, and other agencies and organizations to sponsor certain events; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H171?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H171?
- Edmonds, Tae (D, HD-088), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H171?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/171
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