SB 436 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Felony Battery

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jun 16, 2026
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MINOR
This bill amends Florida law to classify battery on a law enforcement officer causing bodily injury as a serious offense for recidivism purposes. It expands the definition of a 'prison releasee reoffender' to include this new category, which triggers mandatory minimum prison sentences and stricter registration requirements. Additionally, it enhances penalties for repeat battery offenders who have a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence.
Scope change
The scope of the 'prison releasee reoffender' designation was expanded to include specific violent crimes against law enforcement, and the scope of enhanced penalties for repeat battery offenders was broadened to include a specific prior conviction for resisting an officer.
ELIGIBILITY

The definition of 'prison releasee reoffender' was modified to include committing or attempting to commit battery on a law enforcement officer that results in bodily injury within three years of release from prison.

ENFORCEMENT

Enhanced criminal penalties for second or subsequent battery offenses were modified to apply if the offender has a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence.

DEFINITION

New statutory language was added to ensure that the updated definition of 'prison releasee reoffender' is consistently applied across various sections of the Florida Statutes regarding offender registration, pretrial release, and criminal history records.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 16, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 1
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Dec 1, 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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Tom Leek
RRepublican
FL
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