Bill Summary

SB 156 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Leek  CS Sponsors: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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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; 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. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Rules
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Actions
10/09/25
SENATE
Filed
10/21/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
11/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 37 S
11/18/25
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Temporarily Postponed by Criminal Justice
12/01/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 S
12/09/25
SENATE
Favorable by Criminal Justice; 5 Yeas, 1 Nay
12/09/25
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/09/26
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 S
01/14/26
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Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 6 Yeas, 1 Nay
01/16/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/16/26
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Now in Rules
01/22/26
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On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
01/27/26
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 19 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/27/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
01/27/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
01/29/26
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 31 Yeas / 4 Nays); Immediately certified
01/29/26
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In Messages
02/06/26
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/09/26, 09:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
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bill text & filed amendments
0156
Filed on 10/09/25
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Amendment 539084
Leek
Filed on 01/13/26
Replaced by CS
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0156C1
Filed on 01/16/26
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Amendment 350766
Bracy Davis
Filed on 01/28/26
Withdrawn on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 212818
Rouson
Filed on 01/28/26
Withdrawn on 2nd Reading
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Statute Citations
776.051
782.065
784.07
843.01
921.0022
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