FloridaCriminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
What it does
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; provides for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers & other personnel; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons; increases level on offense severity ranking chart for committing battery on law enforcement officers & other specified personnel.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 11Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 156 (Ch. 2026-144)Latest
- Jan 22Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Vote recorded Favorable (Judiciary Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Bill released to House Calendar
- Jan 22Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- Jan 22Favorable by Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 20Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Nov 7Now in Judiciary Committee
- Nov 7Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Nov 6CS FiledMinor
- Nov 6Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Nov 6Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Nov 5Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Oct 29Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- Oct 1Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Oct 1Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Oct 1Referred to Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
- Sep 15FiledIntroduced