Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 252: Weapons and Firearms
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 252 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Weapons and Firearms. Primary sponsor: Tina Polsky (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Criminal Justice.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Weapons and Firearms; Citing this act as the “Responsible Gun Ownership Act”; requiring background checks on all persons involved in a firearm sale or other transfer; specifying requirements for firearm sales or transfers through licensed dealers; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting certain actions leading to the manufacture or assembly, sale, importing, purchasing, offering for sale, or transfer of a firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Polsky | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Smith | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Criminal Justice
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Introduced
- Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
- Filed