FloridaViolations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes
What it does
Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes; Citing this act as the “Victim Safety in Pretrial Release Act”; providing that a person who is on pretrial release for a specified violent crime commits a separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates certain conditions of pretrial release; providing criminal penalties; providing that a law enforcement officer is not liable in a civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause to believe that the person has violated a condition of pretrial release in specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the person has willfully violated certain conditions of pretrial release, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 26Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 397 (Ch. 2026-155)Latest
- Feb 26Substituted CS/CS/HB 397
- Feb 26Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 23Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
- Feb 18Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0Minor
- Feb 13On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Feb 13Now in Fiscal Policy
- Feb 12Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Feb 4CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
- Feb 4Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Feb 4Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 2CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal PolicyMinor
- Dec 4FiledIntroduced