The Florida Senate

HB 397: Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes

GENERAL BILL by Daley

Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes; Provides that person who is on pretrial release for specified violent crime commits separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates condition of pretrial release; specifies procedures at person's first appearance hearing; requires court to consider certain factors in determining whether to order pretrial detention or grant pretrial release; provides that law enforcement officer is not liable in civil action for arrest of person based on probable cause to believe that person has violated condition of pretrial release in specified circumstances; authorizes law enforcement officer to arrest without warrant any person suspected of violating condition of pretrial release if original arrest was for specified violent crime.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/12/2025	House	• Filed
  11/18/2025	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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• HB 397, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/12/2025 at 8:58 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 760	Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes	McClain	Identical	Last Action: 12/16/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  901.15	When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.	Page 4 (pdf)
  903.0472		Page 2 (pdf)

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