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IntroducedNov 07, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Felony Battery; Revising the definition of “prison releasee reoffender” to include a defendant who commits or attempts to commit battery on a law enforcement officer which results in bodily injury; providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence, etc.
Summary
Comments on SB 436
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justiceprimary
- Criminal Justiceprimary

Votes
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Immediately certified
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Rules
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Introduced
- CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
- Jan 12, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Jan 05, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Dec 01, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
- Nov 07, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) (1/9/2026 1:28 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (1/13/2026 9:58 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (2/16/2026 3:16 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (2/20/2026 5:05 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/23/2026 10:21 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/24/2026 10:16 PM)
