Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S436: Felony Battery
Status: Chaptered, June 17, 2026
Revising the definition of "prison releasee reoffender" to include a defendant who commits or attempts to commit battery on a law enforcement officer which results in bodily injury; providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to felony battery; amending s. 775.082, F.S.; revising the definition of âprison releasee reoffenderâ to include a defendant who commits or attempts to commit battery on a law enforcement officer which results in bodily injury; amending s. 784.03, F.S.; providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence; reenacting ss…
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to felony battery; amending s. 775.082, F.S.; revising the definition of âprison releasee reoffenderâ to include a defendant who commits or attempts to commit battery on a law enforcement officer which results in bodily injury; amending s. 784.03, F.S.; providing enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit a second or subsequent battery after having a prior conviction for resisting an officer with violence; reenacting ss. 775.261(2)(a), (4)(g), (8), and (10), 900.05(2)(bb), 903.011(6), 907.041(5)(c), 944.608(1) and (8), 944.609(1), and 944.705(7)(a) and (b), F.S., relating to the Florida Career Offender Registration Act, the definition of the term âprison release reoffender flag,â pretrial release, pretrial detention, notification to the Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders, notification upon release of certain career offenders, and inmate release documents, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 775.082, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s. 943.0584(2), F.S., relating to criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 784.03, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âParagraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 775.082, Florida Statutes, is amended to applicability of sentencing structures; mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously released from prison.â (9)(a)1.ââPrison releasee reoffenderâ means any defendant …