How we calculate the "Score" for each bill we're tracking:
Bill Score =
total votes matching what voters want
total votes cast by the Representative on bills we are tracking
Where we get our data: open.pluralpolicy.com, a community project that pulls legislative data from the Federal and State House and Senate websites.
Official data: We track and report the votes reported by the legislature. Displayed votes are the most recent data available from the House and Senate websites through Open States.
Changed votes: Legislators are entitled to change their votes after bills pass or fail. Those changes may or may not be published by the state.
No votes: A gray circle indicates that the legislator did not vote on the latest motion for that bill. They may have been absent or otherwise unable to vote.
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Public Safety / Permitless Carry (HB 543)
Score:
35
%
Florida
2023
Latest Action:
Updated:
Chamber:
This bill allows authorized individuals to conceal a handgun w/o receiving a permit (which includes a gun safety course, a background check, providing fingerprints, & a fee). Permitless carriers must always have identification on them and show it to requesting law enforcement (LE) (or face a $25 fine). The bill also creates: the Florida Safe Schools Canine Program allowing LE agencies to provide trained dogs to K-12 schools; orders the Office of Safe Schools to develop a statewide behavioral threat management operational process and a threat management portal; directs LE agencies to create and maintain an active assailant response policy.
