Florida House Bill 547

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates cause of action for injunction for protection in cases of serious violence by known person; specifies persons who have standing to file such injunction for protection in circuit court if specified conditions are met; prohibits clerk of court from assessing fee for filing of such injunction for protection; requires clerk of court to provide petitioner with certified copy of such injunction for protection; provides requirements for such petition for injunction for protection; provides requirements for temporary or final judgment on such injunction for protection; requires clerk of court to electronically transmit copies of specified documents within certain timeframe after court issues such injunction for protection; requires law enforcement officers to accept certified copy of such injunction for protection from petitioner & immediately serve it upon respondent; provides requirements for inclusion of such injunction for protection in specified statewide communication system; requires that respondent be held in custody if he or she is arrested for committing act of serious violence by known person in violation of injunction for protection until being brought before court.

Injunctions for Protection

Rep. Anne Gerwig [R]

Rep. Fentrice Driskell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-12	House	Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-12-12	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-12-12	House	Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
2025-12-12	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-11-25	House	Filed

H549 (Related) 2026-03-13 - Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
S32 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages
S210 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Messages

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
28	2221		Amended Code	See Bill Text
28	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	4597		Amended Code	See Bill Text
394	4598		Amended Code	See Bill Text
44	407		Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
61	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
61	1825		Amended Code	See Bill Text
61	1827		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	311		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	313		Amended Code	See Bill Text
741	315		Amended Code	See Bill Text
784	046		Amended Code	See Bill Text
784	047		Amended Code	See Bill Text
784	048		Amended Code	See Bill Text
790	401		Amended Code	See Bill Text
901	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
901	41		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	141		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	1425		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	1427		Amended Code	See Bill Text
934	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
934	425		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/547
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/547/BillText/Filed/PDF