HB 17: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
GENERAL BILL by Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, D. ; Barnaby ; Benarroch ; Berfield ; Borrero ; Duggan ; Jacques ; Kendall ; Partington ; Porras ; Salzman ; Sapp ; Stark ; Tramont ; Yarkosky
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; provides for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers & other personnel; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons; increases level on offense severity ranking chart for committing battery on law enforcement officers & other specified personnel.
Last Action: 10/1/2025 House - Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/15/2025 House • Filed
10/1/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 17, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/15/2025 at 2:12 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 156 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Leek Similar Last Action: 10/21/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules 
Citations - Statutes (5)
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 2 (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) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)