CS/HB 285: Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Daley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim; Requires specified persons acting on behalf of criminal defendant to file specified notice within specified timeframe before contacting victim in criminal proceeding for specified purpose; provides applicability; requires that such notice be filed on standard form developed by state attorney in each judicial circuit.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/30/2025 House • Filed
11/4/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/3/2026 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2/5/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/6/2026 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
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CS/HB 285, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2026 at 4:53 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1490 Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim Garcia Identical Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 914.18 Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 285, Original Filed Version Posted 10/30/2025 at 2:13 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 1 (pdf) 960.0021 Legislative intent; advisement to victims. Page 2 (pdf)