SB 234: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
GENERAL BILL by Leek
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
Last Action: 6/16/2025 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/16/2025 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/29/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| 2/3/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 2/11/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 |
| 2/12/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 2/28/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/5/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 3/6/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 3/17/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/20/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 3/25/2025 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25 |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 276 • Amendment(s) failed (564512) -SJ 277 • Read 3rd time -SJ 277 • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -SJ 277 |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 311 • Amendment(s) adopted (777304) -SJ 312 • Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 316 • Immediately certified -SJ 330 |
| 4/3/2025 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/28/2025 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) |
| 4/29/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 469307 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate |
• Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307) -SJ 1010 • Requested House to recede -SJ 1010 |
| 4/30/2025 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/1/2025 | House |
• Senate Message List • Insisted on amendment 469307 • Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur |
| 5/1/2025 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 5/2/2025 | Senate |
• Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307) -SJ 1132 • Requested House to recede -SJ 1132 |
| 5/2/2025 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/3/2025 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 6/16/2025 | House |
• Died in returning Messages |
