Firearm Hold Agreements

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text does not provide specific details about what constitutes 'otherwise unlawful conduct' by a licensee.

Firearm Hold Agreements

This law provides immunity from civil liability for federal firearms licensees in Florida who store or hold guns under firearm hold agreements.

What This Bill Does

• Defines a 'firearm hold agreement' as a private transaction between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm owner where the licensee stores or holds the owner's firearm at their request.
• Gives federal firearms licensees immunity from civil liability while operating lawfully in Florida for acts or omissions arising from firearm hold agreements, including personal injury or death resulting from such agreements.
• Does not provide immunity if the licensee engages in otherwise unlawful conduct during the storage process.
• Excludes protection for firearm transfers that are covered by other laws, like those involving restraining orders.

Who It Names or Affects

• Federal firearms licensees who store or hold firearms under firearm hold agreements in Florida.
• Individuals who enter into firearm hold agreements with licensed dealers.

Terms To Know

Firearm Hold Agreement

A private transaction between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm owner where the licensee stores or holds the owner's firearm at their request.

Federal Firearms Licensee

A person licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. chapter 44 to sell firearms legally.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not provide immunity if the licensee engages in otherwise unlawful conduct during the storage process.
• It excludes protection for firearm transfers that are covered by other laws, like those involving restraining orders.
• This act will start on July 1, 2026.

Official Summary Text

Firearm Hold Agreements; Providing immunity from civil liability for federal firearms licensees operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions relating to firearm hold agreements under specified circumstances, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 1336

By
Senator Davis

5-00903A-26 20261336__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to firearm hold agreements; creating
3 s. 790.253, F.S.; defining terms; providing immunity
4 from civil liability for federal firearms licensees
5 operating lawfully in this state for acts or omissions
6 relating to firearm hold agreements under specified
7 circumstances; providing an exception; providing
8 applicability; providing an effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Section 790.253, Florida Statutes, is created to
13 read:
14
790.253
Firearm hold agreements; immunity from liability
.—

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(1)

As used in this section, the term:

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(a)

“Federal firearms licensee” means a person licensed

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pursuant to 18 U.S.C. chapter 44.

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(b)

“
Firearm hold agreement” means a
private transaction

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between a federal firearms licensee and an individual firearm

20
owner
in which
the licensee
either provides locked storage in

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his or her facility to which only the firearm owner has access

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or
takes physical possession of the owner’s lawfully possessed

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firearm at the owner’s request, holds the firearm for an agreed

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upon
period of time, and returns the firearm to the owner

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according to the terms of the transaction
.

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(2)

A
federal firearms licensee
is immune from civil

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liability while
operating lawfully in th
is state
for any act or

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omission arising from a firearm hold agreement
which results
in

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the
personal injury or death of any
individual
, including the

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return of any firearm to the individual firearm owner by a

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federal firearms licensee at the termination of a firearm hold

32
agreement.

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(3)

The immunity from civil liability
under subsection (2)

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does
not apply to any action arising from a firearm hold

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agreement if

such action was the result of otherwise unlawful

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conduct on the part of the
federal firearms
licensee
.

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(4)

This
s
ection
does
not apply to
a
firearm transfer

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pursuant to
s. 790.401 or if
there is a known existing

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protection order governing the respondent under s. 741.30, s.

40
784.046, or s. 784.0485 or under any other applicable
law
.

41 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.