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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; 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: 2/12/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • 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

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  • SB 234, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2025 at 9:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2025 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 175 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Baker Similar Last Action: 1/22/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2025 1:45 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    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 5 (pdf)

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