SB 890: Battery by Strangulation
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Battery by Strangulation; Revising the elements of the offense of domestic battery by strangulation; creating the offense of battery by strangulation; providing criminal penalties; deleting the definitions of the terms “family or household member” and “dating relationship”, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
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SB 890, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/12/2025 at 2:03 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 842756 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Martin)1/16/2026
3:22 PMWeb Page
PDFCitations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.041 Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation. Page 1 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf) 943.0584 Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing. Page 13 (pdf)