Florida SB 234: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

What it does

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

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Citing this act as the “Officer Jason Raynor Act”; revising a prohibition on the use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; defining the term “acting in good faith”; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 36 earlier steps

Jan 14, 2025SenateFiled
Jan 29, 2025CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
Feb 3, 2025CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
Feb 11, 2025CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Criminal Justice7–1 vote
Feb 12, 2025CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Feb 28, 2025CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Mar 4, 2025SenateIntroduced
Mar 5, 2025CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
Mar 6, 2025CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
Mar 17, 2025CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
Mar 20, 2025CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–1 vote
Mar 20, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Mar 25, 2025SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
Mar 27, 2025SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 276
Mar 27, 2025SenateAmendment(s) failed (564512) -SJ 277
Mar 27, 2025SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 277
Mar 27, 2025SenateTemporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -SJ 277
Apr 3, 2025SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 311
Apr 3, 2025SenateAmendment(s) adopted (777304) -SJ 312
Apr 3, 2025SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 316
Apr 3, 2025SenateImmediately certified -SJ 330
Apr 3, 2025HouseIn Messages
Apr 28, 2025HouseBill referred to House Calendar
Apr 28, 2025HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
Apr 28, 2025House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
Apr 29, 2025HouseRead 2nd time
Apr 29, 2025HouseAmendment 469307 adopted
Apr 29, 2025HousePlaced on 3rd reading
Apr 29, 2025HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
Apr 29, 2025HouseRead 3rd time
Apr 29, 2025HousePassed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
Apr 29, 2025SenateIn returning messages
Apr 30, 2025SenateRefused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307) -SJ 1010
Apr 30, 2025SenateRequested House to recede -SJ 1010
Apr 30, 2025HouseIn Messages
May 1, 2025HouseSenate Message List

May 1, 2025HouseInsisted on amendment 469307
May 1, 2025HouseInsisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
May 1, 2025SenateIn returning messages
May 2, 2025SenateRefused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307) -SJ 1132
May 2, 2025SenateRequested House to recede -SJ 1132
May 2, 2025HouseIn Messages
May 3, 2025HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Jun 16, 2025HouseDied in returning Messages

Roll calls

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

A - 564512; Amendment; Second Reading · Full Senate

17–21

Mar 27, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 17 No 21 Not voting 1

Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 21 no

How each member voted

Yes · 17

No · 21

Excused · 1

Randy FineR

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 37–0

Apr 3, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1

Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 1

Don GaetzR

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 116–0

Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry

Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3

Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

Date	Where	Question	Result
Feb 11, 2025	Senate Criminal Justice	Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 Members Yes · 7 Clay YarboroughR Corey SimonR Ileana GarciaR Jason W. B. PizzoI Jennifer BradleyR Jonathan MartinR Mack BernardD No · 1 Carlos Guillermo SmithD Not voting · 1 Joe GrutersR	7–1
Mar 5, 2025	Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Members Yes · 8 Blaise IngogliaR Clay YarboroughR Corey SimonR Darryl Ervin RousonD Jonathan MartinR Rosalind OsgoodD Tina Scott PolskyD Tom A. WrightR Not voting · 1 Ileana GarciaR	8–0
Mar 20, 2025	Senate Fiscal Policy	Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 Members Yes · 18 Alexis CalatayudR Ana Maria RodriguezR Blaise IngogliaR Bryan AvilaR Clay YarboroughR Colleen BurtonR Corey SimonR Don GaetzR Jennifer BradleyR Jim BoydR Joe GrutersR Kathleen PassidomoR Keith L. TruenowR Kristen Aston ArringtonD Mack BernardD Rosalind OsgoodD Shevrin D. "Shev" JonesD Thomas J. "Tom" LeekR No · 1 Tracie DavisD	18–1

What it does

Every action

Roll calls

A - 564512; Amendment; Second Reading · Full Senate

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Committee and other votes

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