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FL H0825
Bill
Status
Passed
5/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Berfield
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 784.07, Florida Statutes, to add "hospital personnel" to the list of protected persons under the state's assault and battery reclassification statute, previously covering law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, and other specified personnel.
- Defines "hospital personnel" as health care practitioners, employees, agents, or volunteers who are employed, under contract, or otherwise authorized by a hospital to perform duties directly associated with patient care, treatment, or hospital security.
- Reclassifies assault or battery offenses committed against hospital personnel while engaged in the performance of their duties: assault increases from a second-degree misdemeanor to a first-degree misdemeanor; battery increases from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony; aggravated assault increases from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony; and aggravated battery increases from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony.
- Effective date is October 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-128
5/25/2023
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/27/2023
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee3/13/2023
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/21/2023
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