Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 760
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Criminal Justice (McClain) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Victim Safety in
6 Pretrial Release Act.”
7 Section 2. Section 903.0472, Florida Statutes, is created
8 to read:
9 903.0472 Violations of pretrial release for specified
10 crimes.—
11 (1) A person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
12 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if he or she
13 willfully violates a condition of pretrial release described in
14 s. 903.047(1)(b) which a court imposed after he or she was
15 arrested for committing any of the following offenses:
16 (a) Murder, as defined in s. 782.04;
17 (b) Manslaughter, as defined in s. 782.07;
18 (c) Assault, as defined in s. 784.011;
19 (d) Aggravated assault, as defined in s. 784.021;
20 (e) Battery, as defined in s. 784.03;
21 (f) Aggravated battery, as defined in s. 784.045;
22 (g) Stalking, as defined in s. 784.048(2);
23 (h) Aggravated stalking, as defined in s. 784.048(3), (4),
24 (5), or (7);
25 (i) Kidnapping, as defined in s. 787.01;
26 (j) False imprisonment, as defined in s. 787.02;
27 (k) Sexual battery, as defined in s. 794.011;
28 (l) Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the
29 presence of persons less than 16 years of age, as described in
30 s. 800.04;
31 (m) Robbery, as defined in s. 812.13;
32 (n) Written or electronic threats to kill or do bodily
33 injury, as described in s. 836.10; or
34 (o) Any other felony that involves the use or threat of
35 physical force or violence against any individual.
36 (2) A person commits a felony of the third degree,
37 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
38 if he or she commits a second or subsequent violation of
39 subsection (1).
40 (3) A person who is arrested for a violation of this
41 section or who is on pretrial release for committing an offense
42 specified in subsection (1) and who is arrested for committing a
43 new law violation shall be held in custody until his or her
44 first appearance hearing, at which time the court shall review
45 the alleged violation and determine whether to order pretrial
46 detention or to grant pretrial release with appropriate
47 conditions. In making such determinations, the court shall
48 prioritize the safety of the victim and the public and, in
49 addition to the criteria in s. 903.046(2), shall also consider:
50 (a) The nature and severity of the underlying offense for
51 which conditions of pretrial release were imposed.
52 (b) The person’s history of compliance with court orders.
53 (c) Any evidence of the person’s intent to intimidate,
54 harass, or harm any person.
55 (4) A law enforcement officer may not be held liable in any
56 civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause
57 to believe that the person has violated this section.
58 Section 3. Subsection (17) is added to section 901.15,
59 Florida Statutes, to read:
60 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A
61 law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant
62 when:
63 (17) There is probable cause to believe that the person has
64 committed a violation of s. 903.0472(1), for willfully violating
65 a condition of pretrial release for a specified crime.
66 Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2026.
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68 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
69 And the title is amended as follows:
70 Delete everything before the enacting clause
71 and insert:
72 A bill to be entitled
73 An act relating to violations of pretrial release
74 conditions for violent crimes; providing a short
75 title; creating s. 903.0472, F.S.; providing that a
76 person who is on pretrial release for a specified
77 violent crime commits a separate criminal offense if
78 such person willfully violates certain conditions of
79 pretrial release; providing criminal penalties;
80 providing criminal penalties for a second or
81 subsequent violation; requiring a person who is
82 arrested for committing specified violations to be
83 held in custody until his or her first appearance
84 hearing; requiring the court to consider certain
85 factors in determining whether to order pretrial
86 detention or grant pretrial release; providing that a
87 law enforcement officer is not liable in a civil
88 action for an arrest of a person based on probable
89 cause to believe that the person has violated a
90 condition of pretrial release in specified
91 circumstances; amending s. 901.15, F.S.; authorizing a
92 law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a
93 warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the
94 person has willfully violated certain conditions of
95 pretrial release; providing an effective date.