In Florida, there are two houses that propose bills to be established into law. The Senate and the House of Representatives. Each house will need to pass a bill with "precisely the same words and figures", to continue on to the Governor, for the required signature, to create a new law.
The Open Carry bills for each house are Senate Bill (SB) 234 and House Bill (HB) 517.
HB 517, in it's current form, still contains the open carry language. If it continues through the house as it is written, there would be a Conference Committee established, to try and reach an agreement on the two bills.
See here..
http://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Process
Open Carry is not dead, yet. But it is definitely, fading fast.
What most are speculating is that the younger House members will bow to their senior Senate counterparts, and modify HB 517 to match SB 234.
We all need to get on the horn to our respective House members and urge them to
pass HB 517, AS IT IS. Which will at least give it a final chance. And if both bills die, due to disagreement, we are no better or worse....
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