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Introduced
02/18/2025
02/18/2025
In Committee
04/24/2025
04/24/2025
Crossed Over
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Passed
06/05/2025
06/05/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/06/2025
06/06/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to driving and boating offenses; providing a short title; amending s. 316.193, F.S.; providing an enhanced penalty for DUI manslaughter if a person has a prior conviction for specified offenses; amending s. 316.1932, F.S.; requiring that a person be told that his or her failure to submit to lawful test of breath or urine subsequent to a DUI arrest is either a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor; amending s. 316.1939, F.S.; creating a criminal penalty for a first refusal to submit to a breath or urine test subsequent to a DUI arrest; amending s. 327.35, F.S.; providing an enhanced penalty for BUI manslaughter if a person has a prior conviction for specified offenses; amending s. 782.071, F.S.; providing an enhanced penalty for vehicular homicide if a person has a prior conviction for specified offenses; amending s. 782.072, F.S.; providing an enhanced penalty for vessel homicide if a person has a prior conviction for specified offenses; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking offenses on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill, named "Trenton's Law," introduces several key changes to Florida's driving and boating laws related to offenses involving serious injury or death. The bill enhances penalties for individuals with prior convictions of driving under the influence (DUI) manslaughter, boating under the influence (BUI) manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and vessel homicide. It modifies existing statutes to increase the severity of charges for repeat offenders, making such subsequent offenses a first-degree felony. The bill also adjusts penalties for refusing to submit to breath or urine tests during a DUI arrest, changing the classification of the offense from a first-degree misdemeanor to a second-degree misdemeanor for a first refusal, and a first-degree misdemeanor for subsequent refusals. Additionally, the legislation updates the Criminal Punishment Code's offense severity ranking chart to reflect these changes, ensuring that repeat offenders face more serious legal consequences. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, and aims to create stronger deterrents and punishments for repeat offenders in driving and boating-related incidents involving serious injury or death.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Other Sponsors (1)
Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-121 (on 06/06/2025)
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