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Florida Alert! Church Carry has Passed! Now Governor Must Sign

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Florida Alert! Church Carry has Passed! Now Governor Must Sign

 

DATE: April 27, 2021
TO:    USF & NRA Members and Friends
FROM: Marion P. Hammer
  USF Executive Director
  NRA Past President

 

HB-259, the Church Carry bill has passed both the House and Senate and is now on the way to the Governor for his signature. 

 

The House bill was sponsored by Rep. Jayer Williamson (R) and Rep. Cord Byrd (R) and Co-Sponsored by the following: Andrade, Bell, Beltran, Brannan III, DiCeglie, Duggan, Fetterhoff, Fine, Fischer, Grall, Gregory, Harding, Hawkins, Ingoglia, Leek, Maggard, Maney, Massullo, Jr., McClain, Overdorf, Payne, Roach, Robinson (W), Rommel, Roth, Sabatini, Salzman, Shoaf, Sirois, Smith (D), Snyder, Yarborough 

 

The Senate bill was sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R) and Co-Sponsored by the following: Albritton, Baxley, Bradley, Brandes, Broxson, Hutson, Rodrigues (R), Rodriguez (A), Simpson 

 

Be sure you remember these legislators - they are strong Second Amendment supporters.  It is worth noting that Senate President Wilton Simpson co-sponsored the bill! 

 

Please use our TAKE ACTION button below to email Governor Ron DeSantis and ask him to please sign HB-259!

 

and you can also call the Governor at (850) 717-9337 to ask him to sign HB- 259!

 

View the bill here:

https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0259c2.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0259&Session=2021

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