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Florida bill repeals state prohibition on bump-fire stocks

Original title: Bump-fire Stocks

Last action · March 13, 2026: Died in Criminal Justice SubcommitteeSponsor: Toby Overdorf

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What This Bill Proposed

HB 6021 repeals Florida Statute 790.222, removing the state-level ban on s and any associated penalties for possessing or selling them.

Why it matters

Eliminates the state criminal offense for possessing or transferring devices that accelerate a semi-automatic rifle's rate of fire, shifting the legal status under Florida law.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Firearms owners

Legal restrictions and potential penalties regarding the possession and transfer of bump-fire stocks in Florida are removed.

Directly affected

Law enforcement agencies

Enforcement duties regarding the state-level prohibition of bump-fire stocks are eliminated.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does HB 6021 do?
It repeals the Florida statute that prohibits s.
When would this law take effect?
It would take effect upon becoming a law.

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Check Your Understanding

1.According to the filed version of the bill relating to bump-fire stocks, what action is taken regarding Section 790.222, Florida Statutes?

Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

6 actions
  1. Mar 13, 2026HouseFloor
    Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  2. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  4. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Judiciary Committee
  5. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. Jan 5, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the Filed version (Jan 5, 2026). As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

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Finance Connection

Notable money activity
$20,000across 20 reported contributions
Trace money trail →
CandidateDonorAmountIndustryDate
Toby OverdorfUNDERGROUND UTILITY CONTRACTORS OF FLORIDA$1,000FLORIDA UTILITY CONTRACTORSOct 2025
Toby OverdorfASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF FLORIDA$1,000PACOct 2025
Toby OverdorfRPPTL-PAC$1,000PACNov 2025
Toby OverdorfSHUMAKER FLORIDA POLITICAL COMMITTEE$1,000PACNov 2025
Toby OverdorfSOX LLC$1,000EROSION SOLUTIONSAug 2025
Toby OverdorfTRUST AND PROBATE PAC$1,000PACNov 2025
Toby OverdorfACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1,000INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2025
Toby OverdorfBLUE LONGHORNS LLC$1,000LOBBYING FIRMJul 2025
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Toby OverdorfBRIGHTLINE HOLDINGS$1,000RAILWAYSep 2025
Toby OverdorfBRIGHTLINE TRAINS$1,000RAILWAYSep 2025
Toby OverdorfCARLTON FIELDS POLITICAL COMMITTEE$1,000PACJan 2026
Toby OverdorfCONSERVATIVES FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$1,000PACSep 2025
Toby OverdorfCRITCHFIELD STEPHANIE$1,000EXECUTIVE CONSULTANTDec 2025
Toby OverdorfELHILOW MARK$1,000CPANov 2025
Toby OverdorfFICAP PC$1,000PACSep 2025
Toby OverdorfFL CONCRETE & PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION PC$1,000PACOct 2025
Toby OverdorfFLORIDA HEALTH CARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000PACOct 2025
Toby OverdorfFLORIDA HOME BUILDERS PAC$1,000PACAug 2025
Toby OverdorfFLORIDA RV PAC$1,000PACNov 2025
Toby OverdorfFRSA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000PACJan 2026

Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.

Lobbying Activity

No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Sponsors

Connected Entities

Florida Statutes, Section 790.222, F.S., Florida Legislature and 1 more
OrganizationFlorida Statutes“Statutes being amended or repealed”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.flsenate.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
  • Controversy85
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  • Entertainment10
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  • Buzz40
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