2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0234: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as the "Officer Jason Raynor Act"; revising a prohibition on the use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; defining the term "acting in good faith"; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel, etc.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Filed
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
2/11/2025
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
Senate
2/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
2/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/6/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/20/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1
Senate
3/20/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Amendment(s) failed (564512)
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/3/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (777304)
Senate
4/3/2025
Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/3/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/3/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Amendment 469307 adopted
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
In returning messages
Senate
4/30/2025
Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307)
Senate
4/30/2025
Requested House to recede
Senate
4/30/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Senate Message List
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Insisted on amendment 469307
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
In returning messages
Senate
5/2/2025
Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307)
Senate
5/2/2025
Requested House to recede
Senate
5/2/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #777304

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #564512

Failed 3/27/2025

3/27/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#322
4/29/2025
116
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#15
4/3/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#7
3/27/2025
17
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Fiscal Policy
3/20/2025
18
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
2/11/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Tom Leek
Tom Leek
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/3/202528.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202510.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/30/202559.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/20/2025229.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/19/2025229.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/5/2025230.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/4/2025230.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/12/2025229.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/10/2025229.7 KB