Florida · House Bill 491 · 2025 Regular Session

Use of Artificial Intelligence by Governmental Agencies to Detect Concealed Firearms

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Use of Artificial Intelligence by Governmental Agencies to Detect Concealed Firearms; Prohibits governmental agency or specified contractors from using or contracting with any other entities to use artificial intelligence to detect concealed firearms in public places; provides exceptions; provides remedy.

Every action

30 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. HousePCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee13–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  16. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee19–0 vote
  17. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  18. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  19. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  21. HouseRead 2nd time
  22. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  1. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  2. HouseRead 3rd time
  3. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 1
  4. SenateIn Messages
  5. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  6. SenateReceived
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

114–1
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 1 Not voting 4
Democrats: 32 yes, 1 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

No · 1

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

  • Monique MillerR Primary sponsor · District 33
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 3 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.