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Introduced
12/01/2025
12/01/2025
In Committee
12/16/2025
12/16/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to domestic violence and protective injunctions; amending s. 741.28, F.S.; defining the terms “electronic monitoring” and “military protective order”; creating s. 741.2801, F.S.; defining the term “conviction”; providing enhanced penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; amending s. 741.281, F.S.; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; revising the information contained in a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence; revising the factors a judge may consider in determining whether to grant a petition for injunction against domestic violence; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system; amending s. 741.31, F.S.; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring for a respondent to an injunction for protection against domestic violence; requiring the respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring services; requiring a law enforcement officer to make a specified notification if he or she has probable cause to believe that a person violated a military protective order; amending s. 784.047, F.S.; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring for a respondent in an injunction for protection against dating violence, repeat violence, or sexual violence; requiring the respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring services; amending s. 960.198, F.S.; increasing the maximum payment amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence; amending ss. 921.0024, 943.0584, and 943.171, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill aims to strengthen protections and enhance penalties related to domestic violence by defining "electronic monitoring" as technology used to track a person's location and "military protective order" as an order issued by a commanding officer in the U.S. Armed Forces. It introduces enhanced penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders, meaning someone with a prior conviction for domestic violence could face a more severe punishment for a subsequent offense, though this enhancement won't affect sentencing or gain-time eligibility calculations. The bill also authorizes and, in certain circumstances, requires courts to order electronic monitoring for individuals involved in domestic violence cases, including those subject to injunctions for protection against domestic, dating, sexual, or repeat violence, with the respondent generally responsible for the cost of this monitoring. Furthermore, it revises the information required in petitions for injunctions for protection against domestic violence, expands the factors judges can consider when granting these injunctions to include threats against family pets and service animals, and mandates that the Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) enter injunctions for dating and sexual violence into a statewide verification system. The bill also increases the maximum financial assistance for victims of domestic violence needing to relocate and makes conforming changes to cross-references in various statutes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (2)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate), Criminal Justice (Senate)
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 277 (on 03/09/2026)
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