Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 403 — Safety of Religious Institutions

Last action — Died in Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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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 HB 403 2019 A bill to be entitled An act relating to safety of religious institutions;
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 HB 40, Engrossed 1 2019 A bill to be entitled An act relating to safety of religious institutions;
hb0403-00 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 HB 403 2019 6.
hb0403-01-e1 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 HB 40, Engrossed 1 2019 6.
hb0403-00 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 HB 403 2019 (b) A person licensed under this section may shall not be prohibited from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful purposes.
hb0403-01-e1 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 HB 40, Engrossed 1 2019 (b) A person licensed under this section may shall not be prohibited from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful purposes.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, for the purposes of safety, security, personal protection, or other lawful purposes, a church, a synagogue, or any other religious institution may authorize a person licensed under this section to carry a firearm on property owned, rented, leased, borrowed, or lawfully used by the church, synagogue, or religious institution.
(c) For the purposes of safety, security, personal protection, or other lawful purposes, a church, a synagogue, or any other religious institution may authorize a person licensed under this section to carry a firearm on property owned, rented, leased, or lawfully used by the church, synagogue, or religious institution.
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Action History

  1. Died in Judiciary

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Judiciary; Rules

  5. In Messages

  6. Passed as amended; YEAS 79 NAYS 35

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Amendment(s) adopted (433783)

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19

  11. Placed on Calendar

  12. Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 6

  13. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/16/19, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall

  14. Now in Judiciary Committee

  15. Favorable by Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0

  16. On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Webster Hall

  17. Now in Education Committee

  18. Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 2

  19. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall

  20. Introduced

  21. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Education Committee; Judiciary Committee

  22. Filed

Sponsors

  • Grall · Primary
  • Byrd · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (2)

  • Grall
  • Byrd

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 79 Yea · 35 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4700
Unaffiliated 522702
Republican 23101
Total 793503
% of votes cast 68%30%0%3%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Nay
Brown — Nay
Byrd — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Nay
Donalds — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Nay
Duran — Nay
Eagle — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Nay
Good — Nay
Hill — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Jacquet — Nay
Jenne — Not Voting
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Nay
Mercado — Nay
Newton — Nay
Oliva — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Pritchett — Nay
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Nay
Sprowls — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Willhite — Nay
Williamson — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Altman — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Roach — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Hage — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hart — Nay
Hattersley — Nay
Sabatini — Yea
Bush — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Nay
Slosberg — Nay
Clemons — Yea
Cortes — Nay
Latvala — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Valdes — Nay
Fernandez — Nay
Omphroy — Yea
Watson, B. — Nay
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Watson, C. — Nay
Fetterhoff — Yea
Webb — Nay
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Nay
Polo — Nay
Zika — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Nay
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Nay
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Nay
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Not Voting
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Nay
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 11 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8400
Republican 2001
Democrat 1200
Total 11601
% of votes cast 61%33%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Diamond — Nay
Geller — Nay
Hill — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Mercado — Nay
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Alexander — Nay
Beltran — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Not Voting
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea

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Favorable (Education Committee)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1001
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 3000
Total 15002
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Byrd — Yea
Donalds — Yea
Fine — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Stone — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Altman — Not Voting
Fetterhoff — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Williams — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Not Voting
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea

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Favorable (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

Passed 12 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11101
Republican 1000
Democrat 0100
Total 12201
% of votes cast 80%13%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Donalds — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Bush — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Hattersley — Nay
Roach — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Webb — Not Voting
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
McClain, Stan Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 403?
HB 403 is sponsored by Grall and Byrd.
What is the current status of HB 403?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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