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HB 17Session 2026HouseStatus unavailable

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

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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Introduced

Sep 15, 2025

Latest action

Mar 11, 2026

Recorded roll calls

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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

criminal procedure and correctionssubject index

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsor

Baker

Primary sponsor

Criminal Justice Subcommittee

cosponsorAlvarez, D.
cosponsor

Alvarez, J.

cosponsorAnderson
cosponsorAntone
cosponsor

Barnaby

cosponsor

Bartleman

cosponsor

Benarroch

cosponsor

Berfield

cosponsorBorrero
cosponsor

Chambliss

cosponsor

Chaney

cosponsor

Cobb

cosponsorConerly
cosponsorDaley
cosponsor

Duggan

cosponsor

Gossett-Seidman

cosponsor

Gottlieb

cosponsorGrow
cosponsorHolcomb
cosponsorJacques
cosponsor

Kendall

cosponsor

López, J.

cosponsor

Maggard

cosponsor

Michael

cosponsorPartington
cosponsor

Plakon

cosponsor

Porras

cosponsor

Salzman

cosponsor

Sapp

cosponsor

Sirois

cosponsor

Skidmore

cosponsor

Snyder

cosponsor

Spencer

cosponsor

Stark

cosponsorTant
cosponsorTendrich
cosponsorTramont
cosponsor

Yarkosky

Action timeline

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Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 156 (Ch. 2026-144)

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