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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: 3/27/2025 Senate - Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -SJ 277
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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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
    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

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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)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    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: 3/20/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    S 1444 Criminal Justice Collins Compare Last Action: 3/27/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    564512 - Amendment
    Delete line 30 and insert:     		Jones 3/27/2025
    7:59 AM     		Senate: Failed
    3/27/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2025 1:45 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/5/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/20/2025 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/27/2025 9:53 AM Senate - Amendment 564512 17 Yeas - 21 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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