HB 547: Injunctions for Protection
GENERAL BILL by Gerwig
Injunctions for Protection; Creates cause of action for injunction for protection in cases of serious violence by known person; specifies persons who have standing to file such injunction for protection in circuit court if specified conditions are met; prohibits clerk of court from assessing fee for filing of such injunction for protection; requires clerk of court to provide petitioner with certified copy of such injunction for protection; provides requirements for such petition for injunction for protection; provides requirements for temporary or final judgment on such injunction for protection; requires clerk of court to electronically transmit copies of specified documents within certain timeframe after court issues such injunction for protection; requires law enforcement officers to accept certified copy of such injunction for protection from petitioner & immediately serve it upon respondent; provides requirements for inclusion of such injunction for protection in specified statewide communication system; requires that respondent be held in custody if he or she is arrested for committing act of serious violence by known person in violation of injunction for protection until being brought before court.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/25/2025 House • Filed
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HB 547, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/25/2025 at 1:48 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 549 Pub. Rec./Injunctions for Protection in Cases of Repeat or Serious Violence Gerwig Linked Last Action: 11/25/2025 H Filed 
S 32 (c1) Injunctions for Protection Sharief Identical Last Action: 11/20/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 210 Public Records/Petitions for Injunctions for Protection Against Serious Violence by a Known Person Sharief Compare Last Action: 11/18/2025 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Citations - Statutes (23)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 28.2221 Electronic access to official records. Page 37 (pdf) 28.35 Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. Page 39 (pdf) 44.407 Elder-focused dispute resolution process. Page 23 (pdf) 57.105 Attorney’s fee; sanctions for raising unsupported claims or defenses; exceptions; service of motions; damages for delay of litigation. Page 40 (pdf) 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 26 (pdf) 61.1825 State Case Registry. Page 31 (pdf) 61.1827 Identifying information concerning applicants for and recipients of child support services. Page 41 (pdf) 394.4597 Persons to be notified; patient’s representative. Page 31 (pdf) 394.4598 Guardian advocate. Page 33 (pdf) 741.311 Hope Card Program for persons issued orders of protection. Page 42 (pdf) 741.313 Unlawful action against employees seeking protection. Page 33 (pdf) 741.315 Recognition of foreign protection orders. Page 43 (pdf) 784.046 Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting; pretrial release violations; public records exemption. Page 3 (pdf) 784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators. Page 34 (pdf) 784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties. Page 35 (pdf) 790.401 Risk protection orders. Page 44 (pdf) 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. Page 46 (pdf) 901.41 Prearrest diversion programs. Page 47 (pdf) 921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 47 (pdf) 921.1425 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 48 (pdf) 921.1427 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital human trafficking of vulnerable persons for sexual exploitation; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 48 (pdf) 934.03 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited. Page 36 (pdf) 934.425 Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. Page 49 (pdf)