Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1644: Interpersonal Violence Injunctions
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; revising the factors the court is required to consider and evaluate in determining whether a petitioner has reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence; prohibiting a court from issuing mutual orders of protection; requiring the court, upon the filing of a petition for an injunction for protection against stalking, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to interpersonal violence injunctions; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances; requiring that a respondent be personally served by a law enforcement officer if a final hearing is set…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to interpersonal violence injunctions; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances; requiring that a respondent be personally served by a law enforcement officer if a final hearing is set; revising the factors the court is required to consider and evaluate in determining whether a petitioner has reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence; revising what the clerk of the court, within a specified timeframe after the court sets the case for a final hearing, is required to transmit to the sheriff or a law enforcement agency for service; requiring a respondent, within 1 business day after being served, to inform the clerk of the court of his or her mailing or e-mail address for subsequent service; revising the circumstances under which the clerk of the court must mail or e-mail certified copies of certain orders to the parties; specifying that service by e-mail is complete upon e mailing; revising the name of the Domestic and …
Sponsors
- McClain, Stan (R, SD-009) · primary sponsor
- McClain (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2026-86)
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is S1644?
- S1644 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Interpersonal Violence Injunctions.
- What does S1644 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to interpersonal violence injunctions; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances; requiring that a respondent be personally served by a law enforcement officer if a final hearing is set…
- What is the status of S1644?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 277 (Ch. 2026-86) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1644?
- McClain, Stan (R, SD-009), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S1644?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1644
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