Florida House Bill 277

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Chapter No. 2026-86
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions

House Judiciary Committee	House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Debra Tendrich [D]	Rep. Danny Nix [R]
Rep. Shane Abbott [R]	Rep. Jon Albert [R]	Rep. Daniel Alvarez [R]	Rep. Jose Alvarez [D]
Rep. Adam Anderson [R]	Rep. Alex Andrade [R]	Rep. Bruce Antone [D]	Rep. Wallace Aristide [D]
Rep. Jessica Baker [R]	Rep. Doug Bankson [R]	Rep. Webster Barnaby [R]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]
Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]	Rep. Yvette Benarroch [R]	Rep. Kimberly Berfield [R]	Rep. Dean Black [R]
Rep. Omar Blanco [R]	Rep. Erika Booth [R]	Rep. David Borrero [R]	Rep. Adam Botana [R]
Rep. Nathan Boyles [R]	Rep. Robert Brackett [R]	Rep. Chuck Brannan [R]	Rep. James Buchanan [R]
Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera [R]	Rep. Daryl Campbell [D]	Rep. Jennifer Canady [R]	Rep. Hillary Cassel [R]
Rep. Ryan Chamberlin [R]	Rep. Kevin Chambliss [D]	Rep. Linda Chaney [R]	Rep. Nan Cobb [R]
Rep. William Conerly [R]	Rep. Lindsay Cross [D]	Rep. Dan Daley [D]	Rep. Kimberly Daniels [D]
Rep. Fentrice Driskell [D]	Rep. Wyman Duggan [R]	Rep. Lisa Dunkley [D]	Rep. Jervonte Edmonds [D]
Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Tiffany Esposito [R]	Rep. Thomas Fabricio [R]	Rep. Gallop Franklin [D]
Rep. Ashley Gantt [D]	Rep. Sam Garrison [R]	Rep. Richard Gentry [R]	Rep. Anne Gerwig [R]
Rep. Mike Giallombardo [R]	Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman [R]	Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman [R]	Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]
Rep. Sam Greco [R]	Rep. Philip Griffitts [R]	Rep. J.J. Grow [R]	Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]
Rep. Dianne Hart-Lowman [D]	Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson [D]	Rep. Brian Hodgers [R]	Rep. Jeff Holcomb [R]
Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]	Rep. Berny Jacques [R]	Rep. Chad Johnson [R]	Rep. Kim Kendall [R]
Rep. Jennifer Kincart Jonsson [R]	Rep. Traci Koster [R]	Rep. Chip LaMarca [R]	Rep. Rob Long [D]
Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Randy Maggard [R]	Rep. Patt Maney [R]	Rep. Lawrence McClure [R]
Rep. Fiona McFarland [R]	Rep. Lauren Melo [R]	Rep. Kiyan Michael [R]	Rep. Monique Miller [R]
Rep. Jim Mooney [R]	Rep. Angela Nixon [D]	Rep. Vanessa Oliver [R]	Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]
Rep. Michael Owen [R]	Rep. Bill Partington [R]	Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka [R]	Rep. Rachel Plakon [R]
Rep. Susan Plasencia [R]	Rep. Juan Porras [R]	Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby [D]	Rep. Mike Redondo [R]
Rep. Alejandro Rizo [R]	Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson [D]	Rep. Will Robinson [R]	Rep. Mitch Rosenwald [D]
Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]	Rep. Judson Sapp [R]	Rep. Jason Shoaf [R]	Rep. Tyler Sirois [R]
Rep. Kelly Skidmore [D]	Rep. David Smith [R]	Rep. John Snyder [R]	Rep. Leonard Spencer [D]
Rep. Paula Stark [R]	Rep. Kevin Steele [R]	Rep. Allison Tant [D]	Rep. Hilary Holley [R]
Rep. Dana Trabulsy [R]	Rep. Chase Tramont [R]	Rep. Kaylee Tuck [R]	Rep. Susan Valdes [R]
Rep. Meg Weinberger [R]	Rep. Marie Woodson [D]	Rep. Taylor Yarkosky [R]	Rep. RaShon Young [D]

2026-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#5 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#673 (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#672 (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - House - House Justice Budget Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-22		Chapter No. 2026-86
2026-05-21		Approved by Governor
2026-05-11		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-09	House	Ordered enrolled
2026-03-09	House	In Messages
2026-03-09	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
2026-03-09	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-03-09	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-03-09	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 682
2026-03-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-09	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2026-03-04	Senate	Received
2026-03-04	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-03-04	Senate	In Messages
2026-03-04	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
2026-03-04	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-04	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-04	House	Amendment 827019 adopted
2026-03-04	House	Amendment 280643 adopted
2026-03-04	House	Amendment 332751 adopted
2026-03-04	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-26	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-26	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-02-26	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-26	House	CS Filed
2026-02-26	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-26	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-26	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2026-02-24	House	PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-02-16	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-02-16	House	Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-16	House	Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-12	House	Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-30	House	Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-30	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-01-30	House	Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
2026-01-29	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-29	House	CS Filed
2026-01-29	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-01-29	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-28	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-26	House	PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-11-04	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-11-04	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-11-04	House	Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
2025-11-04	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-11-04	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-10-28	House	Filed

S682 (Similar To) 2026-03-09 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 277
S1280 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
H1105 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary Committee
S1644 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
H643 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary Committee
H729 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S858 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
741	28		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	2801		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	2905		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	2906		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	30		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	05		Amended Code	See Bill Text
960	198		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/e1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Amendment/332751/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Amendment/280643/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Amendment/827019/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Analyses/h0277.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Analyses/h0277a.JUB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Analyses/h0277b.JUB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Analyses/h0277c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Analyses/h0277z.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Analyses/h0277z1.CRM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75615&IsPCB=1&BillId=82815
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76626&IsPCB=0&BillId=82815
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=77055&IsPCB=1&BillId=82815
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Vote/HouseVote_h00277c2672.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Vote/HouseVote_h00277c2673.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/Vote/SenateVote_h00277e1005.PDF