Bill Summary

SB 1838 Tampering With, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Martin  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice, Fiscal Policy
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Summary
Tampering With, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials; Providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly and willfully threaten specified court personnel; providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly and willfully harass specified court personnel with certain intent; providing criminal penalties for persons who intentionally harass court officials when such harassment has a specified outcome; providing criminal penalties for persons who retaliate against court officials for their participation in official investigations or proceedings, 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
02/28/25
SENATE
Filed
03/07/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
03/13/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 S
03/18/25
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/20/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/20/25
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
04/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 S
04/15/25
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/16/25
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Now in Fiscal Policy
04/17/25
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On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
04/22/25
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Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/22/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/22/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/22/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
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bill text & filed amendments
1838
Filed on 02/28/25
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Amendment 595212
Martin
Filed on 03/17/25
Replaced by CS
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1838C1
Filed on 03/20/25
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Amendment 892498
Martin
Filed on 04/21/25
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 751882 SA
Martin
Filed on 04/21/25
Replaced by CS
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1838C2
Filed on 04/22/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
772.102
836.12
895.02
918.115
918.12
918.125
921.0022
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