Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms

Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Robinson, F. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms

This law requires individuals to report lost or stolen firearms to local police within two days and provide specific details about the firearm.

What This Bill Does

Requires individuals who own or legally possess a firearm to report its loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where it occurred within 48 hours of knowing about it.
Asks those reporting lost or stolen firearms to give information such as make, model, caliber, serial number (if known), and details about when and where the gun was last seen.
Requires local law enforcement agencies to create an incident report upon receiving a report of a lost or stolen firearm.
Requires individuals who reported a firearm lost or stolen to notify the police within 48 hours if they subsequently recover it.

Who It Names or Affects

People who own or legally possess firearms
Local law enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

incident report: A document created by a local police department after receiving information about a lost or stolen firearm.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone fails to report losing or stealing their firearm.
It is unclear how the law will be enforced and what penalties might apply for non-compliance.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-05 House
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-12-18 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms; Requires individuals to report lost or stolen firearms to local law enforcement agency in jurisdiction in which loss or theft occurred within specified timeframe; requires such individuals to provide specified information to local law enforcement agency; requires local law enforcement agency to create incident report upon receiving report of lost or stolen firearm; requires individual who reported firearm lost or stolen to notify local law enforcement agency to which loss or theft was reported within specified timeframe if firearm is subsequently recovered.

Current Bill Text

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HB 817 2026

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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 reporting lost or stolen firearms; 2
creating s. 790.402, F.S.; requiring individuals to 3
report lost or stolen firearms to the local law 4
enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the 5
loss or theft occurred within a specified timeframe; 6
requiring such individuals to provide specified 7
information to the local law enforcement agency; 8
requiring the local law enforcement agency to create 9
an incident report upon receiving a report of a lost 10
or stolen firearm; requiring an individual who 11
reported a firearm lost or stolen to notify the local 12
law enforcement agency to which the loss or theft was 13
reported within a specified timeframe if the firearm 14
is subsequently recovered; providing an effective 15
date. 16
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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Section 1. Section 790.402, Florida Statutes, is created 20
to read: 21
790.402 Reporting of lost or stolen firearms.— 22
(1) An individual who owns or lawfully possesses a firearm 23
must report the loss or theft of the firearm to the local law 24
enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the loss or 25

HB 817 2026

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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

theft occurred within 48 hours after the time that he or she 26
knew or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been 27
lost or stolen and provide to the local law enforcement agency 28
the make, model, caliber, and serial number, if known, of the 29
firearm and the date, time, place, and circumstances surrounding 30
the last time the individual saw the firearm. 31
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, upon receiving a report 32
of a lost or stolen firearm, the local law enforcement agency 33
shall create an incident report and, upon request of the 34
reporting individual, provide a copy of the report to the 35
individual at no cost. 36
(3) An individual who has reported a firearm lost or 37
stolen under subsection (1) and who subsequently recovers the 38
firearm shall notify the local law enforcement agency to which 39
the loss or theft was reported within 48 hours after the 40
recovery. 41
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 42