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HB1107 • 2026

Firearm Hold Agreements

Firearm Hold Agreements

Firearms
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Spencer
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included a statement about protection from lawsuits for lawful behavior which was supported by the official source, but it did not include details on when immunity does not apply due to unlawful conduct. This detail was added back in as part of 'what_it_does' and is now reflected in the summary.

Firearm Hold Agreements

This bill provides federal firearms licensees in Florida with immunity from civil liability for actions related to firearm hold agreements if they operate lawfully.

What This Bill Does

  • Defines 'federal firearms licensee' as someone licensed under U.S. law to sell or deal with firearms.
  • Explains what a 'firearm hold agreement' is: when a federal firearms licensee stores a person's gun in their facility for a set time at the owner’s request.
  • Gives federal firearms licensees immunity from civil liability if they follow the rules and store guns as part of these agreements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Federal firearms licensees in Florida
  • Individuals who enter into firearm hold agreements with federal firearms licensees

Terms To Know

federal firearms licensee
A person licensed by the U.S. government to sell or deal with firearms.
firearm hold agreement
An arrangement where a federal firearms licensee stores someone's gun for them in their facility.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not apply if there is an existing protection order against the person who owns the firearm.
  • It only applies to actions taken after July 1, 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. 2026-01-12 House

    • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  4. 2026-01-07 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Firearm Hold Agreements; Provides immunity from civil liability for federal firearms licensees operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions relating to firearm hold agreements; provides exception.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB 1107 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 firearm hold agreements; creating 2
s. 790.253, F.S.; defining terms; providing immunity 3
from civil liability for federal firearms licensees 4
operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions 5
relating to firearm hold agreements under specified 6
circumstances; providing an exception; providing 7
applicability; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 790.253, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
790.253 Firearm hold agreements; immunity from liability.— 14
(1) As used in this section, the term: 15
(a) "Federal firearms licensee" means a person licensed 16
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. chapter 44. 17
(b) "Firearm hold agreement" means a private transaction 18
between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm 19
owner in which the licensee either provides locked storage in 20
his or her facility to which only the firearm owner has access 21
or takes physical possession of the owner's lawfully possessed 22
firearm at the owner's request, holds the firearm for an agreed-23
upon period of time, and returns the firearm to the owner 24
according to the terms of the transaction. 25

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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

(2) A federal firearms licensee is immune from civil 26
liability while operating lawfully in this state for any act or 27
omission arising from a firearm hold agreement which results in 28
the personal injury or death of any individual, including the 29
return of any firearm to the individual firearm owner by a 30
federal firearms licensee at the termination of a firearm hold 31
agreement. 32
(3) The immunity from civil liability under subsection (2) 33
does not apply to any action arising from a firearm hold 34
agreement if such action was the result of otherwise unlawful 35
conduct on the part of the federal firearms licensee. 36
(4) This section does not apply to a firearm transfer 37
pursuant to s. 790.401 or if there is a known existing 38
protection order governing the respondent under s. 741.30, s. 39
784.046, or s. 784.0485 or under any other applicable law. 40
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 41