CS/SB 296: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith
Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence; Requiring the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services to consult with certain entities to conduct a feasibility study regarding a specified alert system; providing requirements for such alert system; authorizing victims of dating violence to apply to participate in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program; requiring the Attorney General to designate certain entities to assist victims of dating violence applying to be address confidentiality program participants, etc.
Last Action: 12/11/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/28/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
12/9/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
12/10/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/11/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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CS/SB 296, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/10/2025 at 2:43 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 298 (c1) Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence Berman Linked Last Action: 12/11/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 
H 269 Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Gossett-Seidman Compare Last Action: 11/4/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 741.401 Legislative findings; purpose. Page 3 (pdf) 741.402 Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409. Page 3 (pdf) 741.403 Address confidentiality program; application; certification. Page 4 (pdf) 741.408 Assistance for program applicants. Page 5 (pdf) 741.4651 Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking. Page 5 (pdf) 960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 6 (pdf) -
SB 296, Original Filed Version Posted 10/28/2025 at 9:12 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 12/8/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 12/10/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 298 Public Records and Public Meetings/HAVEN Coordinating Council Berman Linked Last Action: 12/11/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
H 269 Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Gossett-Seidman Identical Last Action: 11/4/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 598500 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Berman)12/8/2025
9:58 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
12/9/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 12/9/2025 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 741.317 Page 2 (pdf) 741.401 Legislative findings; purpose. Page 6 (pdf) 741.402 Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409. Page 7 (pdf) 741.403 Address confidentiality program; application; certification. Page 8 (pdf) 741.408 Assistance for program applicants. Page 9 (pdf) 741.465 Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence. Page 9 (pdf) 741.4651 Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking. Page 10 (pdf) 960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 11 (pdf)