Bill Summary

SB 890 Felony Battery (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Martin  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Felony Battery; Revising the elements of the offense of battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; revising the elements of the offense of domestic battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; reclassifying the offense of battery by strangulation for the purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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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
12/12/25
SENATE
Filed
12/16/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/15/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 S
01/20/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/21/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/22/26
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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
0890
Filed on 12/12/25
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Amendment 842756 DE
Martin
Filed on 01/16/26
Replaced by CS
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0890C1
Filed on 01/21/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
784.031
784.041
921.0022
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