Florida · Senate Bill 1748 · 2026 Regular Session

Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms

SB 1748 Sponsored by Jay Trumbull Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms; Providing that the absence of certain mechanisms or features may not be used as evidence of a defective product design, negligence, a duty to warn, strict liability, or evidence to support similar claims, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 · Senate Judiciary8–3 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeNow in Commerce and Tourism · Senate Commerce and Tourism
  9. CommitteeDied in Commerce and Tourism · Senate Commerce and Tourism

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Judiciary CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 8–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay TrumbullR Primary sponsor · District 2
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee

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