Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H159: Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances & vessels; requires law enforcement agencies to engage in specified promotional campaign; provides that certain firearms education, safety, & training courses shall include instruction on requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances & vessels; revises required warnings for transfer or sale of firearms; provides declaration of important state interest.
What the bill says
An act relating to storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; amending s. 790.25, F.S.; providing requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; providing definitions; requiring law enforcement agencies to engage in a specified promotional campaign; requiring certain firearms education, safety, and training courses to include instruction on the requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; amending s. 790.175, F.S.; revising required warnings for transfer or sale of firearms; providing penalties…
From the introduced text, October 14, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; amending s. 790.25, F.S.; providing requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; providing definitions; requiring law enforcement agencies to engage in a specified promotional campaign; requiring certain firearms education, safety, and training courses to include instruction on the requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances and vessels; amending s. 790.175, F.S.; revising required warnings for transfer or sale of firearms; providing penalties; providing a declaration of important state interest; providing effective dates. WHEREAS, on average, at least one gun is stolen from a car every nine minutes in the United States, and WHEREAS, the rate of gun thefts from cars has tripled in the last decade, showing both consistent increases nearly every year and a marked spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, and WHEREAS, a decade ago, roughly a quarter of gun thefts were from cars, but in 2022, over half of gun thefts were from cars, and words underlined are additions. hb159-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 159 2026 WHEREAS, guns are most commonly stolen from cars parked at residences, demonstrating the importance of securely storing guns at all times and locations, and WHEREAS, cities in states with the weakest gun safety laws see nearly 18 times the rate of gun thefts …