Felony Battery
Summary
Felony Battery; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit subsequent battery after having prior conviction for resisting officer with violence.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 3, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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The bill amends Florida's felony battery statute to enhance penalties when a person commits a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence. It also updates the list of offenses that make criminal history records ineligible for expunction or sealing to include this new enhanced battery charge.
Scope change
The scope of enhanced penalties now specifically applies to repeat battery offenders who previously resisted an officer with violence, while the scope of records ineligible for sealing is expanded to include the new felony battery offense.
ENFORCEMENT
Enhanced felony battery penalties now apply to individuals with a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence who commit a subsequent battery.
ELIGIBILITY
Criminal history records for the new enhanced battery offense are now ineligible for court-ordered expunction or sealing.
DEFINITION
The statutory definition of felony battery was updated to explicitly include the prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence as a triggering condition for enhanced sentencing.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
12
Committee
17
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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