Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S682: Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions
Status: Passed one chamber, March 9, 2026
Providing enhanced penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases; revising the information contained in a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence; increasing the maximum payment amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence, etc.
What the bill says
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.…
From the introduced text, February 20, 2026:
A bill to be entitled 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 …