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HB0133 • 2026
Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer
Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer
Children
Crime
Firearms
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
- Sponsor
- Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Barnaby ; Benarroch ; Black ; Brackett ; Brannan ; Buchanan ; Grow ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Nix ; Overdorf ; Plakon ; Robinson, W. ; Salzman ; Sapp ; Tramont ; Yeager
- Last action
- 2026-03-13
- Official status
- Senate - Died in Rules
- Effective date
- 2026-07-01
Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide details on the consequences for individuals under 21 attempting to purchase firearms.
Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase and Transfer
This bill changes the minimum age to purchase or transfer firearms from 18 to 21 years old in Florida.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the law so that people must be at least 21 years old to buy a gun.
- Makes it illegal for licensed sellers to sell guns to anyone under 21 years old.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who want to buy guns in Florida
- Licensed sellers of firearms
Terms To Know
- licensee
- A person or business that has a special permit to sell firearms.
- felony
- A serious crime that can lead to jail time.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify the consequences for someone under 21 attempting to buy a gun.
- It is unclear how the change will affect individuals who are close to turning 21 and wish to purchase firearms before the new rule takes effect.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
299653
Floor amendment H 133 Filed • Bartleman
House:
Failed 1/15/2026
Plain English: The amendment changes the minimum age to purchase or transfer a firearm from an unspecified current age to 21 years old.
- Changes the law so that people under 21 cannot buy or receive firearms.
- The exact previous age limit for purchasing or transferring firearms is not specified in the provided amendment text, making it unclear what the current rule was before this change.
- The amendment's title and some lines are incomplete or removed, which limits a full understanding of its scope.
293615
Floor amendment H 133 Filed • Hinson
House:
Failed 1/15/2026
Plain English: The amendment raises the minimum age for purchasing or transferring firearms from 20 to 21 years old.
- Changes the minimum age requirement for firearm purchases and transfers from 20 years old to 21 years old.
- The provided amendment text is incomplete, missing parts of lines that would provide additional context or details about enforcement or exceptions.
666985
Floor amendment H 133 Filed • Young
House:
Failed 1/15/2026
Plain English: The amendment raises the minimum age for purchasing firearms and adds a mandatory waiting period before delivery of firearms to those aged 18-20.
- Increases the minimum age from 18 to 21 years old for individuals who can purchase or receive a firearm.
- Adds a requirement that licensed dealers wait at least seven days after a sale before delivering a firearm to someone between the ages of 18 and 20.
- Specifies that this waiting period applies even if background checks are completed beforehand.
- The amendment does not specify how it will be enforced or what exceptions might apply beyond those mentioned for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and servicemembers.
576851
Floor amendment H 133 Filed • Hunschofsky
House:
Ruled Out of Order 1/15/2026
Plain English: This amendment proposes to reduce the minimum age at which a person can purchase a firearm and requires buyers or transferees of firearms to complete specific training courses.
- Reduces the minimum age for purchasing a firearm.
- Requires individuals buying or transferring firearms to provide proof of completing a firearms training course that includes safety, orientation, range safety, home safety, and carry and transport safety.
- The exact new minimum age is not specified in the provided text.
- Details on how the amendment was ruled out of order are not included.
476321
Floor amendment H 133 Filed • Harris
House:
Withdrawn 1/15/2026
Plain English: The amendment changes the definition of a minor from someone younger than 18 years old to someone under the age of 16 in certain sections related to firearm storage and transfer.
- Changes the definition of 'minor' from anyone under 18 years old to anyone under 16 years old for provisions on safe firearm storage and transfer.
- The amendment text is incomplete, making it difficult to provide a comprehensive summary of all changes.
- Some sections are truncated or unclear, limiting the ability to fully explain the impacts of this amendment.
054103
Floor amendment H 133 Filed • Bartleman
House:
Failed 1/15/2026
Plain English: The amendment changes Florida law to prohibit anyone from selling or transferring firearms to individuals under 21 years old, except for certain exceptions.
- Adds a new subsection (13) to section 790.065 of the Florida Statutes, which prohibits people under 21 years old from purchasing firearms.
- Prohibits licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers from selling or transferring firearms to individuals under 21 years old.
- The amendment text does not specify all possible exceptions beyond law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and servicemembers.
Bill History
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2026-03-13
Senate
• Died in Rules
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2026-01-22
Senate
• Received
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2026-01-16
Senate
• Referred to Rules
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2026-01-15
House
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 299653 Failed • Amendment 293615 Failed • Amendment 666985 Failed • Amendment 576851 ruled out of order • Amendment 054103 Failed • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 74, NAYS 37
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2026-01-15
Senate
• In Messages
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2026-01-13
House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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2026-01-12
House
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
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2025-12-02
House
• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar
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2025-11-24
House
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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2025-11-18
House
• Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
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2025-11-10
House
• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
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2025-10-14
House
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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2025-10-08
House
• Filed
Official Summary Text
Minimum Age for Firearm Purchase or Transfer; Reduces minimum age at which person may purchase firearm & age of purchasers to which specified licensees are prohibited from selling or transferring firearm; removes exception.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
HB 133 2026
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to minimum age for firearm purchase or 2
transfer; amending s. 790.065, F.S.; reducing the 3
minimum age at which a person may purchase a firearm 4
and the age of purchasers to which specified licensees 5
are prohibited from selling or transferring a firearm; 6
repealing an exception; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (13) of section 790.065, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms.— 13
(13) A person younger than 18 21 years of age may not 14
purchase a firearm. The sale or transfer of a firearm to a 15
person younger than 18 21 years of age may not be made or 16
facilitated by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 17
licensed dealer. A person who violates this subsection commits a 18
felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 19
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The prohibitions of this 20
subsection do not apply to the purchase of a rifle or shotgun by 21
a law enforcement officer or correctional officer, as those 22
terms are defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or 23
(9), or a servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 24
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 25