Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 436
Session 2026
Felony Battery
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Committee
Criminal Justice
First Action
Nov 7, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
436
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Primary
Committee
Criminal Justice
Primary
Summary
Felony Battery; Revising the definition of “prison releasee reoffender” to include a defendant who commits or attempts to commit battery on a law enforcement officer which results in bodily injury; providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence, etc.
Documents (7)
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) (1/9/2026 1:28 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (1/13/2026 9:58 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (2/16/2026 3:16 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (2/20/2026 5:05 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/23/2026 10:21 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/24/2026 10:16 PM)
02/26/2026
House
In Messages
02/26/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/26/2026
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/24/2026
Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
02/19/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
02/19/2026
Senate
Now in Rules
02/19/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/18/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
02/13/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
01/14/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/13/2026
Senate
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/13/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/12/2026
Senate
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/01/2025
Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
11/07/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:18 AM