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FL SB 890

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Felony Battery

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 890 pass?

No. FL SB 890 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

What is FL SB 890 about?

Felony Battery; Revising the elements of the offense of battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; revising the elements of the offense of domestic battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; reclassifying the offense of battery by strangulation for the purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 890?

Martin, Criminal Justice are the primary sponsors of FL SB 890.

Description

Felony Battery; Revising the elements of the offense of battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; revising the elements of the offense of domestic battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; reclassifying the offense of battery by strangulation for the purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martinprimary
  • Criminal Justiceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

    failure

  2. 2026-01-22

    CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  3. 2026-01-22

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  4. 2026-01-21

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. 2026-01-20

    CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  6. 2026-01-15

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  7. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2025-12-16

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-12-12

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-20 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Martin: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/890/ByCategory

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