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State Government / Florida / Legislation / HB 17

HB 17Session 2026HouseStatus unavailable

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

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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.

Latest development · Mar 11, 2026

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

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Session
2026
Introduced
Sep 15, 2025
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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Justice & Public Safety

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criminal procedure and correctionssubject index

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Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBaker
Primary sponsor

Criminal Justice Subcommittee

cosponsorAlvarez, D.
cosponsorAlvarez, J.
cosponsorAnderson
cosponsorAntone
cosponsorBarnaby
cosponsorBartleman
cosponsorBenarroch
cosponsorBerfield
cosponsorBorrero
cosponsorChambliss
cosponsorChaney
cosponsorCobb
cosponsorConerly
cosponsorDaley
cosponsorDuggan
cosponsorGossett-Seidman
cosponsorGottlieb
cosponsorGrow
cosponsorHolcomb
cosponsorJacques
cosponsorKendall
cosponsorLópez, J.
cosponsorMaggard
cosponsorMichael
cosponsorPartington
cosponsorPlakon
cosponsorPorras
cosponsorSalzman
cosponsorSapp
cosponsorSirois
cosponsorSkidmore
cosponsorSnyder
cosponsorSpencer
cosponsorStark
cosponsorTant
cosponsorTendrich
cosponsorTramont
cosponsorYarkosky

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

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Source data last updated Jul 29, 2026.