Florida House Bill 17 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 28-11)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-11 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 156
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

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.

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Jessica Baker [R]	Rep. Daniel Alvarez [R]	Rep. Jose Alvarez [D]
Rep. Adam Anderson [R]	Rep. Bruce Antone [D]	Rep. Webster Barnaby [R]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]
Rep. Yvette Benarroch [R]	Rep. Kimberly Berfield [R]	Rep. David Borrero [R]	Rep. Kevin Chambliss [D]
Rep. Linda Chaney [R]	Rep. Nan Cobb [R]	Rep. William Conerly [R]	Rep. Dan Daley [D]
Rep. Wyman Duggan [R]	Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman [R]	Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. J.J. Grow [R]
Rep. Jeff Holcomb [R]	Rep. Berny Jacques [R]	Rep. Kim Kendall [R]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]
Rep. Randy Maggard [R]	Rep. Kiyan Michael [R]	Rep. Bill Partington [R]	Rep. Rachel Plakon [R]
Rep. Juan Porras [R]	Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]	Rep. Judson Sapp [R]	Rep. Tyler Sirois [R]
Rep. Kelly Skidmore [D]	Rep. John Snyder [R]	Rep. Leonard Spencer [D]	Rep. Paula Stark [R]
Rep. Allison Tant [D]	Rep. Debra Tendrich [D]	Rep. Chase Tramont [R]	Rep. Taylor Yarkosky [R]

2026-01-22 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-11-05 - House - House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-11	House	Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 156
2026-01-22	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-01-22	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2026-01-22	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-01-22	House	Favorable by Judiciary Committee
2026-01-20	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-11-07	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2025-11-07	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-11-06	House	CS Filed
2025-11-06	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2025-11-06	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-11-05	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-10-29	House	Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2025-10-01	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-10-01	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-10-01	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-09-15	House	Filed

S156 (Similar To) 2026-06-17 - Chapter No. 2026-144

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
776	051		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
784	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
843	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	0022		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/Amendment/066761/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/Analyses/h0017.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/Analyses/h0017a.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/Analyses/h0017b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/Analyses/h0017c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/17/Analyses/h0017z.CRM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75009&IsPCB=0&BillId=82550
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75470&IsPCB=0&BillId=82550