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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 159: Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels

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 159 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels. Primary sponsor: Dan Daley (Democratic), Yvonne Hinson (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

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.

Storage of Handguns in Private Conveyances and Vessels; Provides requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances & vessels; requires law enforcement agencies to engage in specified promotional campaign; provides that certain firearms education, safety, & training courses shall include instruction on requirements for storage of handguns in private conveyances & vessels; revises required warnings for transfer or sale of firearms; provides declaration of important state interest.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan DaleyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Yvonne HinsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Daryl CampbellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99

“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 Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  5. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

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