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HB 175: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, D. ; Barnaby ; Partington

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers; provides for enhanced punishment for additional offenses when committed against specified officers; revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/27/2025 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2025 House • Filed
    1/22/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/4/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/6/2025 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/7/2025 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/18/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    3/20/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/27/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)

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  • HB 175, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/15/2025 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 234 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Leek Similar Last Action: 3/27/2025 S Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -SJ 277 Track This Bill
    S 1444 Criminal Justice Collins Compare Last Action: 4/1/2025 S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    115429 - Amendment
    Remove line 33 and insert:     		Gottlieb 3/19/2025
    4:17 PM     		Failed to Adopt
    3/20/2025     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty; prohibition. Page 1 (pdf)
    782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer. Page 2 (pdf)
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 3 (pdf)
    843.01 Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse. Page 6 (pdf)

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