SB 1748 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Evidence in Civil Actions Relating to Firearms

Summary

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.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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S 1748 Filed → S 1748 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

SB 1748 was amended from a filed draft to a committee substitute version, adding a new section (4) that clarifies the bill's applicability to causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 2026, and modifying Section 1(3) to explicitly include 'design defect' alongside 'manufacturing defect' when determining liability exceptions.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly states it applies to causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 2026, and broadens the liability exception to include design defects in addition to manufacturing defects.

TIMELINE

New Section 1(4) clarifies that the law applies to causes of action that accrue on or after July 1, 2026, providing clearer guidance on when the protections begin to apply.

ELIGIBILITY

Section 1(3) was expanded to explicitly include 'design defect' alongside 'manufacturing defect' when determining when firearm manufacturers can still be held liable, strengthening the exception to the general rule.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering changes throughout the document to reflect committee substitute markup conventions.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors