The Florida Senate

HB 749: Criminal Warrants

GENERAL BILL by Persons-Mulicka

Criminal Warrants; Revises conditions under which judge may issue arrest warrant for misdemeanor offense; authorizes judge to issue summons or notice to appear in lieu of arrest in certain circumstances; authorizes judge to issue summons instead of warrant in certain circumstances; provides that law enforcement officer may arrest person without warrant when there is probable cause to believe such person has committed certain criminal acts or offenses; authorizes issuance of search warrant on certain grounds.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/11/2025	House	• Filed
  1/5/2026	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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• HB 749, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2025 at 3:35 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1284	Arrest and Search Warrants	Martin	Similar	Last Action: 1/7/2026 S Filed

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  901.02	Issuance of arrest warrants.	Page 1 (pdf)
  901.09	When summons shall be issued.	Page 2 (pdf)
  901.15	When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.	Page 3 (pdf)
  933.02	Grounds for issuance of search warrant.	Page 3 (pdf)

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