Florida · Senate Bill 490 · 2025 Regular Session

Concealed Carry Licensing Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, Correctional Probation Officers, and Military…

SB 490 Sponsored by Jay Collins Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 5, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Specifying that correctional probation officers have the right to carry concealed firearms, during off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers; authorizing correctional probation officers to perform certain law enforcement functions under limited circumstances; revising the exceptions to the required 3-day waiting period between purchase and delivery of a firearm, etc.

Read the full official title (16 words)

Concealed Carry Licensing Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, Correctional Probation Officers, and Military Servicemembers

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Criminal Justice7–1 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government10–1 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 585
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 383 -SJ 586
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 383 (Ch. 2025-120) -SJ 586

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 4, 2025 Senate committee CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 Passed 7–1
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 Passed 10–1
Apr 22, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.