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FL SB 1388

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Offenses Evidencing Prejudice

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1388 pass?

No. FL SB 1388 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice

What is FL SB 1388 about?

Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of offenses to include acts based on the gender or gender identity of any person; requiring that the reclassification occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; replacing the term “mental or physical disability” with the term “disability” and revising the definition; requiring that the reclassification of a certain offense occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on a disability of any person, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1388?

Smith is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1388.

Description

Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of offenses to include acts based on the gender or gender identity of any person; requiring that the reclassification occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; replacing the term “mental or physical disability” with the term “disability” and revising the definition; requiring that the reclassification of a certain offense occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on a disability of any person, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Criminal Justice

    failure

  2. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-07

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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