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FL S0890
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice
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AI Summary
- Removes the requirement that strangulation must "create a risk of or cause great bodily harm" from both general battery by strangulation and domestic battery by strangulation offenses
- Strangulation offenses would only require proof that the defendant knowingly and intentionally impeded breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to the throat/neck or blocking the nose/mouth
- Reclassifies battery by strangulation from Level 4 to Level 6 on the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart, increasing potential sentencing guidelines
- Domestic battery by strangulation applies specifically to family or household members and those in dating relationships
- Effective date is July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Felony Battery
Last Action
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
1/22/2026
Committee Referrals
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice1/22/2026
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