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FL H0687
Bill
Status
Passed
6/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Cited as "Trenton's Law," creates enhanced first-degree felony penalties for DUI manslaughter, BUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and vessel homicide when the offender has a prior conviction for any of those four offenses
- Creates a new criminal penalty for a first-time refusal to submit to a breath or urine test after a DUI arrest, classified as a second-degree misdemeanor; subsequent refusals are elevated to a first-degree misdemeanor
- Requires law enforcement to inform arrested persons that refusing a breath or urine test constitutes either a second-degree misdemeanor (first refusal) or a first-degree misdemeanor (subsequent refusal), in addition to existing license suspension warnings of 1 year for a first refusal or 18 months for subsequent refusals
- Adds the new enhanced offenses (DUI manslaughter with prior conviction, BUI manslaughter with prior conviction, vehicular homicide with prior conviction, and vessel homicide with prior conviction) to the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart at Level 8 and Level 9
- Takes effect October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Driving and Boating Offenses
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-121
6/6/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/21/2025
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/26/2025
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