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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1021: Carrying of Handguns or Weapons by Law Enforcement Officers Attending Athletic Events

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1021 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Carrying of Handguns or Weapons by Law Enforcement Officers Attending Athletic Events. Primary sponsor: Judson Sapp (Republican), Jeff Holcomb (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Carrying of Handguns or Weapons by Law Enforcement Officers Attending Athletic Events; Provides an exception to prohibition on carrying of handguns or concealed weapons or firearms at athletic events if person holds an active certification as law enforcement officer, is attending such events as private citizen, & he or she complies with certain requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Judson SappPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Jeff HolcombPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Adam AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Toby OverdorfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Taylor YarkoskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Rules
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Received
  4. Referred to Rules
  5. In Messages
  6. CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 2
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
  12. Added to Second Reading Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source