Bill Summary

SB 234 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Leek
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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; 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. Effective Date: 10/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
01/14/25
SENATE
Filed
01/29/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
02/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 S
02/11/25
SENATE
Favorable by Criminal Justice; 7 Yeas, 1 Nay
02/12/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
02/28/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 S
03/05/25
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/06/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
03/17/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/20/25
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/20/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/25/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25
03/27/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (564512); Read Third Time; Temporarily Postponed on Third Reading
04/03/25
SENATE
Read Third Time; Amendment Adopted (777304); Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/03/25
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/03/25
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bill text & filed amendments
0234
Filed on 01/14/25
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Amendment 564512 LF
Jones
Filed on 03/27/25
Failed on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 777304
Leek
Filed on 04/02/25
Adopted on 3rd Reading
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0234E1
Filed on 04/03/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
776.051
782.065
784.07
843.01
921.0022
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