SB 156 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

Summary
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; 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; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel; revising a provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jun 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 156 c1 S 156 er · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled as law, transitioning from a committee draft to an official legislative text. The substantive policy content regarding penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers remains consistent between the two versions, with no new substantive policy changes or scope modifications introduced in the final version.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a committee draft (c1) to an enrolled bill (er), adding official metadata such as dates, bill numbers, and status indicators, while the actual statutory text remained unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

315
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2026
D Democratic11
7 Yea 4 Nay
63% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
23 Yea 1 Nay 4
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Jun 16, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 8
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 4
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 3
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Nov 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tom Leek
Tom Leek
RRepublican
FL
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