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; 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.

Every action

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

1. Jan 13, 2026House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2. Jan 13, 2026House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3. Jan 20, 2026CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
4. Jan 22, 2026CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–1 vote
5. Jan 22, 2026CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
6. Jan 22, 2026HouseBill released to House Calendar
7. Jan 22, 2026HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
8. Mar 11, 2026HouseLaid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 156 (Ch. 2026-144 )

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 38 cosponsors: 27 Republicans, 11 Democrats.

• Jessica BakerR Primary sponsor · District 17
• CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee