Florida · House Bill 857 · 2025 Regular Session

Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker

HB 857 Sponsored by Jennifer Kincart Jonsson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 20, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Oct 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker; Defines "utility worker"; provides for reclassification of certain offenses committed against utility workers.

Every action

25 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 17 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee18–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeNow in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  16. CommitteeAdded to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  17. CommitteeFavorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee16–0 vote
  1. CommitteeReported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  3. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee19–0 vote
  5. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  6. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  7. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  8. HouseLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1386 (Ch. 2025-73 )

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 26, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 18

 Passed 18–0
Mar 31, 2025 House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0
Apr 8, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 19

Not voting · 3

 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 3 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.