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FL HB 1551

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Products Liability for Firearms

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 1551 pass?

No. FL HB 1551 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules

What is FL HB 1551 about?

Products Liability for Firearms; Provides that firearm manufacturer is not liable for certain torts based on absence or presence of certain features, mechanisms, or standards not required under federal law.

Who sponsors FL HB 1551?

Duggan, Judiciary Committee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 1551, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Products Liability for Firearms; Provides that firearm manufacturer is not liable for certain torts based on absence or presence of certain features, mechanisms, or standards not required under federal law.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dugganprimary
  • Judiciary Committeeprimary
  • Fabriciocosponsor
  • Buchanancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Rules

    failure

  2. 2026-03-05

    Received

    enrolled

  3. 2026-03-05

    Referred to Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-05

    In Messages

  5. 2026-03-05

    CS passed; YEAS 75, NAYS 29

    passage

  6. 2026-03-05

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-03-05

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. 2026-03-05

    Amendment 787357 Failed

  9. 2026-03-05

    Amendment 596601 Failed

  10. 2026-03-05

    Amendment 043387 Failed

  11. 2026-03-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-03-02

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)

  13. 2026-02-18

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  14. 2026-02-18

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  15. 2026-02-17

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  16. 2026-02-17

    CS Filed

    filing

  17. 2026-02-17

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  18. 2026-02-17

    Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  19. 2026-02-17

    Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-13

    Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  21. 2026-02-03

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  22. 2026-02-03

    Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  23. 2026-02-03

    Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-01-30

    Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  25. 2026-01-15

    Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  26. 2026-01-15

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-01-15

    Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  29. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)

    2026-02-03 · pass · 13-4

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

    2026-02-17 · pass · 13-5

  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-03-05 · pass · 75-29

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: no
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Esposito: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: no
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: no
    • Franklin: no
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Gantt: no
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Antone: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Aristide: no
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Plasencia: no
    • Baker: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Gonzalez Pittman: yes
    • Rayner: no
    • Gossett-Seidman: no
    • Redondo: yes
    • Bartleman: no
    • Gottlieb: no
    • Rizo: yes
    • Basabe: yes
    • Greco: yes
    • Benarroch: yes
    • Robinson, W.: yes
    • Berfield: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Rosenwald: no
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: no
    • Salzman: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Borrero: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: no
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: no
    • Smith: yes
    • Brackett: yes
    • Jacques: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: no
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Campbell: no
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: no
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: no
    • Cassel: no
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Trabulsy: yes
    • Chambliss: no
    • López, J.: no
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: no
    • Woodson: no
    • Daley: no
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Driskell: no
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: no
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Dunkley: no
    • Nix: yes
    • Nixon: no
    • Owen: not voting
    • Barnaby: not voting
    • Robinson, F.: not voting
    • Griffitts: not voting
    • Hart-Lowman: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Steele: not voting
    • Long: not voting
    • McFarland: not voting
    • Daniels: not voting
    • Michael: not voting
    • Yeager: not voting
    • Edmonds: not voting

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