Florida Senate - 2025 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for CS for HB 289
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: CA
04/30/2025 07:22 PM . 05/01/2025 02:10 PM
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Senator Martin moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. This act may be cited as “Lucy’s Law.”
6 Section 2. Subsection (24) of section 327.02, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 327.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter and in chapter
9 328, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning,
10 the term:
11 (24) “Livery vessel” means a leased or rented vessel
12 leased, rented, or chartered to another for consideration.
13 Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 327.30, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended to read:
15 327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties.—
16 (5) It is unlawful for a person operating a vessel involved
17 in an accident or injury to leave the scene of the accident or
18 injury without giving all possible aid to all persons involved
19 and making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or persons
20 affected and subsequently complying with and notifying the
21 appropriate law enforcement official as required under this
22 section.
23 (a) If a Any person who violates this subsection and the
24 with respect to an accident results resulting in:
25 1. Property damage only, the person commits a misdemeanor
26 of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
27 775.083.
28 2. Injury to a person other than serious bodily injury, the
29 person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
30 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
31 3. Serious bodily injury, the person commits a felony of
32 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
33 775.083, or s. 775.084.
34 4. The death of another person or an unborn child, the
35 person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as
36 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
37 (b) If a person operating a vessel involved in an accident
38 that results in the death of another person or an unborn child
39 provides a false statement to an investigating law enforcement
40 officer, the person personal injury commits a felony of the
41 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083
42 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any person who violates
43 this subsection with respect to an accident resulting in
44 property damage only commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
45 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
46 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 327.33, Florida
47 Statutes, is amended to read:
48 327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel.—
49 (1) It is unlawful to operate a vessel in a reckless
50 manner. A person who operates any vessel, or manipulates any
51 water skis, aquaplane, or similar device, in willful or wanton
52 disregard for the safety of persons or property at a speed or in
53 a manner as to endanger, or likely to endanger, life or limb, or
54 damage the property of, or injure a person is guilty of reckless
55 operation of a vessel. Reckless operation of a vessel includes,
56 but is not limited to, a violation of s. 327.331(6). If a person
57 who violates this subsection and the violation:
58 (a) Does not result in an accident, the person commits a
59 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
60 775.082 or s. 775.083.
61 (b) Results in an accident that causes damage to the
62 property or person of another, the person commits a misdemeanor
63 of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
64 775.083.
65 (c) Results in an accident that causes serious bodily
66 injury as defined in s. 316.192, the person commits a felony of
67 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
68 775.083, or s. 775.084.
69 Section 5. Subsection (10) of section 327.395, Florida
70 Statutes, is amended to read:
71 327.395 Boating safety education.—
72 (10) The commission shall design forms and adopt rules
73 pursuant to chapter 120 to implement this section. Any such
74 rules must establish minimum standards for online boating safety
75 education courses offered, including curriculum requirements,
76 assessment methods, and provider qualifications. The standards
77 must, at a minimum, align with the education standards set by
78 the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and
79 may include additional requirements as necessary to promote
80 effective and accessible online boating safety education in this
81 state. All online course providers must be approved by the
82 commission and demonstrate compliance with the standards
83 prescribed by commission rule before offering courses to the
84 public.
85 Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
86 327.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
87 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty.—
88 (1) As used in this section, the term:
89 (c) “Livery” means a person who advertises and offers a
90 livery vessel for use by another in exchange for any type of
91 consideration when such person does not also provide or does not
92 require the lessee or renter to provide as a condition of the
93 rental or lease agreement a person licensed by the United States
94 Coast Guard to serve as master of the vessel or to with a
95 captain, a crew, or any type of staff or personnel to operate,
96 oversee, maintain, or manage the vessel. The owner of a vessel
97 who does not advertise his or her vessel for use by another for
98 consideration and who loans or offers his or her vessel for use
99 to another known to him or her either for consideration or
100 without consideration is not a livery. A public or private
101 school or postsecondary institution located within this state is
102 not a livery. A vessel rented or leased by a livery is a livery
103 vessel as defined in s. 327.02.
104 Section 7. Present subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
105 327.731, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3),
106 (4), and (5), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to
107 that section, and subsection (1) and present subsection (3) of
108 that section are amended, to read:
109 327.731 Mandatory education for violators.—
110 (1) A person convicted of a criminal violation under this
111 chapter, convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this
112 chapter if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating
113 accident, or convicted of a two noncriminal infraction
114 infractions as specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p),
115 (t), (u), (w), (x), and (y) and (s)-(y), the infractions
116 occurring within a 12-month period, must:
117 (a) Enroll in, attend, and successfully complete, at his or
118 her own expense, a classroom or online boating safety course
119 that is approved by and meets the minimum standards established
120 by commission rule;
121 (b) File with the commission within 90 days proof of
122 successful completion of the course; and
123 (c) Refrain from operating a vessel until he or she has
124 filed proof of successful completion of the course with the
125 commission; and
126 (d) Pay a fine of $500. The clerk of the court shall remit
127 all fines assessed and collected under this paragraph to the
128 Department of Revenue to be deposited into the Marine Resources
129 Conservation Trust Fund to support law enforcement activities.
130 (2) A person convicted of a criminal violation under this
131 chapter, convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this
132 chapter if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating
133 accident, or convicted of two noncriminal infractions as
134 specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (o), (p), (t), (u), (w), (x),
135 and (y), occurring within a 12-month period, must pay a fine of
136 $500 and complete a boater safety education course that meets
137 the requirements of s. 327.395. The clerk of the court shall
138 remit all fines assessed and collected under this subsection to
139 the Department of Revenue to be deposited into the Marine
140 Resources Conservation Trust Fund to support law enforcement
141 activities.
142 (4)(3) The commission shall print on the reverse side of
143 the defendant’s copy of the boating citation a notice of the
144 provisions of this section. Upon conviction, the clerk of the
145 court shall notify the defendant that it is unlawful for him or
146 her to operate any vessel until he or she has complied with this
147 section, but failure of the clerk of the court to provide such a
148 notice shall not be a defense to a charge of unlawful operation
149 of a vessel under subsection (3) (2).
150 Section 8. Section 782.072, Florida Statutes, is amended to
151 read:
152 782.072 Vessel homicide.—
153 (1) As used in this section, the term:
154 (a) “Unborn child” has the same meaning as in s.
155 775.021(5)(e).
156 (b) “Vessel homicide” means is the killing of a human
157 being, including the death of an unborn child caused by injury
158 to the mother, by the operation of a vessel as defined in s.
159 327.02 by another in a reckless manner likely to cause the death
160 of, or great bodily harm to, another.
161 (2) Vessel homicide is:
162 (a)(1) A felony of the second degree, punishable as
163 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
164 (b)(2) A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided
165 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if:
166 1.(a) At the time of the accident, the person knew, or
167 should have known, that the accident occurred; and
168 2.(b) The person failed to give information and render aid
169 as required by s. 327.30(1).
170
171 This subsection does not require that the person knew that the
172 accident resulted in injury or death.
173 Section 9. Paragraphs (b), (e), (f), and (h) of subsection
174 (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
175 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
176 chart.—
177 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
178 (b) LEVEL 2
179
180 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
181 327.33(1)(c) 2nd Reckless or careless operation of a vessel resulting in an accident that causes serious bodily injury.
182 379.2431 (1)(e)3. 3rd Possession of 11 or fewer marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
183 379.2431 (1)(e)4. 3rd Possession of more than 11 marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
184 403.413(6)(c) 3rd Dumps waste litter exceeding 500 lbs. in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume or any quantity for commercial purposes, or hazardous waste.
185 517.07(2) 3rd Failure to furnish a prospectus meeting requirements.
186 590.28(1) 3rd Intentional burning of lands.
187 784.03(3) 3rd Battery during a riot or an aggravated riot.
188 784.05(3) 3rd Storing or leaving a loaded firearm within reach of minor who uses it to inflict injury or death.
189 787.04(1) 3rd In violation of court order, take, entice, etc., minor beyond state limits.
190 806.13(1)(b)3. 3rd Criminal mischief; damage $1,000 or more to public communication or any other public service.
191 806.13(3) 3rd Criminal mischief; damage of $200 or more to a memorial or historic property.
192 810.061(2) 3rd Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering burglary.
193 810.09(2)(d) 3rd Trespassing on posted commercial horticulture property.
194 812.014(2)(c)1. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more but less than $5,000.
195 812.014(2)(d)1. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $40 or more but less than $750, taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage.
196 812.014(2)(e)2. 3rd Petit theft, 1st degree; less than $40 taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage with one prior theft conviction.
197 812.015(7) 3rd Possession, use, or attempted use of an antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure.
198 817.234(1)(a)2. 3rd False statement in support of insurance claim.
199 817.481(3)(a) 3rd Obtain credit or purchase with false, expired, counterfeit, etc., credit card, value over $300.
200 817.52(3) 3rd Failure to redeliver hired vehicle.
201 817.54 3rd With intent to defraud, obtain mortgage note, etc., by false representation.
202 817.60(5) 3rd Dealing in credit cards of another.
203 817.60(6)(a) 3rd Forgery; purchase goods, services with false card.
204 817.61 3rd Fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 or more within 6 months.
205 826.04 3rd Knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with person to whom related.
206 831.01 3rd Forgery.
207 831.02 3rd Uttering forged instrument; utters or publishes alteration with intent to defraud.
208 831.07 3rd Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
209 831.08 3rd Possessing 10 or more forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts.
210 831.09 3rd Uttering forged notes, bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
211 831.11 3rd Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes.
212 832.05(3)(a) 3rd Cashing or depositing item with intent to defraud.
213 843.01(2) 3rd Resist police canine or police horse with violence; under certain circumstances.
214 843.08 3rd False personation.
215 843.19(3) 3rd Touch or strike police, fire, SAR canine or police horse.
216 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of any s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs other than cannabis.
217 893.147(2) 3rd Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
218
219 (e) LEVEL 5
220
221 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
222 316.027(2)(a) 3rd Accidents involving personal injuries other than serious bodily injury, failure to stop; leaving scene.
223 316.1935(4)(a) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
224 316.80(2) 2nd Unlawful conveyance of fuel; obtaining fuel fraudulently.
225 322.34(6) 3rd Careless operation of motor vehicle with suspended license, resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
226 327.30(5)(a)2.327.30(5) 3rd Vessel accidents involving personal injuries other than serious bodily injury; leaving scene.
227 379.365(2)(c)1. 3rd Violation of rules relating to: willful molestation of stone crab traps, lines, or buoys; illegal bartering, trading, or sale, conspiring or aiding in such barter, trade, or sale, or supplying, agreeing to supply, aiding in supplying, or giving away stone crab trap tags or certificates; making, altering, forging, counterfeiting, or reproducing stone crab trap tags; possession of forged, counterfeit, or imitation stone crab trap tags; and engaging in the commercial harvest of stone crabs while license is suspended or revoked.
228 379.367(4) 3rd Willful molestation of a commercial harvester’s spiny lobster trap, line, or buoy.
229 379.407(5)(b)3. 3rd Possession of 100 or more undersized spiny lobsters.
230 381.0041(11)(b) 3rd Donate blood, plasma, or organs knowing HIV positive.
231 440.10(1)(g) 2nd Failure to obtain workers’ compensation coverage.
232 440.105(5) 2nd Unlawful solicitation for the purpose of making workers’ compensation claims.
233 440.381(2) 3rd Submission of false, misleading, or incomplete information with the purpose of avoiding or reducing workers’ compensation premiums.
234 624.401(4)(b)2. 2nd Transacting insurance without a certificate or authority; premium collected $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
235 626.902(1)(c) 2nd Representing an unauthorized insurer; repeat offender.
236 790.01(3) 3rd Unlawful carrying of a concealed firearm.
237 790.162 2nd Threat to throw or discharge destructive device.
238 790.163(1) 2nd False report of bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, or use of firearms in violent manner.
239 790.221(1) 2nd Possession of short-barreled shotgun or machine gun.
240 790.23 2nd Felons in possession of firearms, ammunition, or electronic weapons or devices.
241 796.05(1) 2nd Live on earnings of a prostitute; 1st offense.
242 800.04(6)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender less than 18 years of age.
243 800.04(7)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender 18 years of age or older.
244 806.111(1) 3rd Possess, manufacture, or dispense fire bomb with intent to damage any structure or property.
245 810.145(4)(c) 3rd Commercial digital voyeurism dissemination.
246 810.145(7)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; 2nd or subsequent offense.
247 810.145(8)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims.
248 812.014(2)(d)3. 2nd Grand theft, 2nd degree; theft from 20 or more dwellings or their unenclosed curtilage, or any combination.
249 812.0145(2)(b) 2nd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $10,000 or more but less than $50,000.
250 812.015 (8)(a) & (c)-(e) 3rd Retail theft; property stolen is valued at $750 or more and one or more specified acts.
251 812.015(8)(f) 3rd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
252 812.015(8)(g) 3rd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons.
253 812.019(1) 2nd Stolen property; dealing in or trafficking in.
254 812.081(3) 2nd Trafficking in trade secrets.
255 812.131(2)(b) 3rd Robbery by sudden snatching.
256 812.16(2) 3rd Owning, operating, or conducting a chop shop.
257 817.034(4)(a)2. 2nd Communications fraud, value $20,000 to $50,000.
258 817.234(11)(b) 2nd Insurance fraud; property value $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
259 817.2341(1), (2)(a) & (3)(a) 3rd Filing false financial statements, making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity.
260 817.568(2)(b) 2nd Fraudulent use of personal identification information; value of benefit, services received, payment avoided, or amount of injury or fraud, $5,000 or more or use of personal identification information of 10 or more persons.
261 817.611(2)(a) 2nd Traffic in or possess 5 to 14 counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
262 817.625(2)(b) 2nd Second or subsequent fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
263 825.1025(4) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an elderly person or disabled adult.
264 828.12(2) 3rd Tortures any animal with intent to inflict intense pain, serious physical injury, or death.
265 836.14(4) 2nd Person who willfully promotes for financial gain a sexually explicit image of an identifiable person without consent.
266 839.13(2)(b) 2nd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency involving great bodily harm or death.
267 843.01(1) 3rd Resist officer with violence to person; resist arrest with violence.
268 847.0135(5)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender 18 years or older.
269 847.0137 (2) & (3) 3rd Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment.
270 847.0138 (2) & (3) 3rd Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment.
271 874.05(1)(b) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang; second or subsequent offense.
272 874.05(2)(a) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting person under 13 years of age to join a criminal gang.
273 893.13(1)(a)1. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs).
274 893.13(1)(c)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center.
275 893.13(1)(d)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs) within 1,000 feet of university.
276 893.13(1)(e)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site.
277 893.13(1)(f)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), or (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs) within 1,000 feet of public housing facility.
278 893.13(4)(b) 2nd Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substance.
279 893.1351(1) 3rd Ownership, lease, or rental for trafficking in or manufacturing of controlled substance.
280
281 (f) LEVEL 6
282
283 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
284 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
285 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
286 327.30(5)(a)3. 2nd Vessel accidents involving serious bodily injury; leaving the scene.
287 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
288 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
289 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
290 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
291 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
292 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
293 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
294 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
295 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
296 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
297 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer.
298 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
299 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
300 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
301 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
302 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code inspector.
303 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
304 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
305 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
306 790.164(1) 2nd False report concerning bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, act of arson or violence to state property, or use of firearms in violent manner.
307 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
308 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
309 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
310 800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age; offender less than 18 years.
311 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
312 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
313 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
314 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
315 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
316 812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree; firearm.
317 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
318 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen $750 or more; second or subsequent conviction.
319 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated property stolen within 120 days is $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
320 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
321 812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons and use of social media platform.
322 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
323 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
324 817.49(2)(b)2. 2nd Willful making of a false report of a crime resulting in death.
325 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
326 817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
327 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
328 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
329 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
330 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
331 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
332 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
333 827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
334 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving animals.
335 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
336 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
337 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
338 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
339 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
340 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
341 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
342 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
343 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence relating to a capital felony.
344 944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery upon or inflicting cruel or inhuman treatment on an inmate or offender on community supervision, resulting in great bodily harm.
345 944.40 2nd Escapes.
346 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
347 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
348 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced into county detention facility.
349
350 (h) LEVEL 8
351
352 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
353 316.193 (3)(c)3.a. 2nd DUI manslaughter.
354 316.1935(4)(b) 1st Aggravated fleeing or attempted eluding with serious bodily injury or death.
355 327.35(3)(c)3. 2nd Vessel BUI manslaughter.
356 499.0051(6) 1st Knowing trafficking in contraband prescription drugs.
357 499.0051(7) 1st Knowing forgery of prescription labels or prescription drug labels.
358 560.123(8)(b)2. 2nd Failure to report currency or payment instruments totaling or exceeding $20,000, but less than $100,000 by money transmitter.
359 560.125(5)(b) 2nd Money transmitter business by unauthorized person, currency or payment instruments totaling or exceeding $20,000, but less than $100,000.
360 655.50(10)(b)2. 2nd Failure to report financial transactions totaling or exceeding $20,000, but less than $100,000 by financial institutions.
361 777.03(2)(a) 1st Accessory after the fact, capital felony.
362 782.04(4) 2nd Killing of human without design when engaged in act or attempt of any felony other than arson, sexual battery, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death, aircraft piracy, or unlawfully discharging bomb.
363 782.051(2) 1st Attempted felony murder while perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate a felony not enumerated in s. 782.04(3).
364 782.071(1)(b) 1st Committing vehicular homicide and failing to render aid or give information.
365 782.072(2)(b)782.072(2) 1st Committing vessel homicide and failing to render aid or give information.
366 787.06(3)(a)1. 1st Human trafficking for labor and services of a child.
367 787.06(3)(b) 1st Human trafficking using coercion for commercial sexual activity of an adult.
368 787.06(3)(c)2. 1st Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services of an unauthorized alien adult.
369 787.06(3)(e)1. 1st Human trafficking for labor and services by the transfer or transport of a child from outside Florida to within the state.
370 787.06(3)(f)2. 1st Human trafficking using coercion for commercial sexual activity by the transfer or transport of any adult from outside Florida to within the state.
371 790.161(3) 1st Discharging a destructive device which results in bodily harm or property damage.
372 794.011(5)(a) 1st Sexual battery; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 18 years; offender 18 years or older; offender does not use physical force likely to cause serious injury.
373 794.011(5)(b) 2nd Sexual battery; victim and offender 18 years of age or older; offender does not use physical force likely to cause serious injury.
374 794.011(5)(c) 2nd Sexual battery; victim 12 years of age or older; offender younger than 18 years; offender does not use physical force likely to cause injury.
375 794.011(5)(d) 1st Sexual battery; victim 12 years of age or older; offender does not use physical force likely to cause serious injury; prior conviction for specified sex offense.
376 794.08(3) 2nd Female genital mutilation, removal of a victim younger than 18 years of age from this state.
377 800.04(4)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious battery.
378 800.04(4)(c) 1st Lewd or lascivious battery; offender 18 years of age or older; prior conviction for specified sex offense.
379 806.01(1) 1st Maliciously damage dwelling or structure by fire or explosive, believing person in structure.
380 810.02(2)(a) 1st,PBL Burglary with assault or battery.
381 810.02(2)(b) 1st,PBL Burglary; armed with explosives or dangerous weapon.
382 810.02(2)(c) 1st Burglary of a dwelling or structure causing structural damage or $1,000 or more property damage.
383 812.014(2)(a)2. 1st Property stolen; cargo valued at $50,000 or more, grand theft in 1st degree.
384 812.015(11)(b) 1st Retail theft; possession of a firearm during commission of offense.
385 812.13(2)(b) 1st Robbery with a weapon.
386 812.135(2)(c) 1st Home-invasion robbery, no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon.
387 817.418(2)(b) 2nd Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud; second or subsequent offense.
388 817.504(1)(b) 2nd Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud; second or subsequent offense.
389 817.505(4)(c) 1st Patient brokering; 20 or more patients.
390 817.535(2)(b) 2nd Filing false lien or other unauthorized document; second or subsequent offense.
391 817.535(3)(a) 2nd Filing false lien or other unauthorized document; property owner is a public officer or employee.
392 817.535(4)(a)1. 2nd Filing false lien or other unauthorized document; defendant is incarcerated or under supervision.
393 817.535(5)(a) 2nd Filing false lien or other unauthorized document; owner of the property incurs financial loss as a result of the false instrument.
394 817.568(6) 2nd Fraudulent use of personal identification information of an individual under the age of 18.
395 817.611(2)(c) 1st Traffic in or possess 50 or more counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
396 825.102(2) 1st Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
397 825.1025(2) 2nd Lewd or lascivious battery upon an elderly person or disabled adult.
398 825.103(3)(a) 1st Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at $50,000 or more.
399 837.02(2) 2nd Perjury in official proceedings relating to prosecution of a capital felony.
400 837.021(2) 2nd Making contradictory statements in official proceedings relating to prosecution of a capital felony.
401 860.121(2)(c) 1st Shooting at or throwing any object in path of railroad vehicle resulting in great bodily harm.
402 860.16 1st Aircraft piracy.
403 893.13(1)(b) 1st Sell or deliver in excess of 10 grams of any substance specified in s. 893.03(1)(a) or (b).
404 893.13(2)(b) 1st Purchase in excess of 10 grams of any substance specified in s. 893.03(1)(a) or (b).
405 893.13(6)(c) 1st Possess in excess of 10 grams of any substance specified in s. 893.03(1)(a) or (b).
406 893.135(1)(a)2. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more than 2,000 lbs., less than 10,000 lbs.
407 893.135 (1)(b)1.b. 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more than 200 grams, less than 400 grams.
408 893.135 (1)(c)1.b. 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs, more than 14 grams, less than 28 grams.
409 893.135 (1)(c)2.c. 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 100 grams or more, less than 300 grams.
410 893.135 (1)(c)3.c. 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 25 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
411 893.135 (1)(c)4.b.(II) 1st Trafficking in fentanyl, 14 grams or more, less than 28 grams.
412 893.135 (1)(d)1.b. 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine, 200 grams or more, less than 400 grams.
413 893.135 (1)(e)1.b. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone, 5 kilograms or more, less than 25 kilograms.
414 893.135 (1)(f)1.b. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, 28 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
415 893.135 (1)(g)1.b. 1st Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 14 grams or more, less than 28 grams.
416 893.135 (1)(h)1.b. 1st Trafficking in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 5 kilograms or more, less than 10 kilograms.
417 893.135 (1)(j)1.b. 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 5 kilograms or more, less than 10 kilograms.
418 893.135 (1)(k)2.b. 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 200 grams or more, less than 400 grams.
419 893.135 (1)(m)2.c. 1st Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 1,000 grams or more, less than 30 kilograms.
420 893.135 (1)(n)2.b. 1st Trafficking in n-benzyl phenethylamines, 100 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
421 893.1351(3) 1st Possession of a place used to manufacture controlled substance when minor is present or resides there.
422 895.03(1) 1st Use or invest proceeds derived from pattern of racketeering activity.
423 895.03(2) 1st Acquire or maintain through racketeering activity any interest in or control of any enterprise or real property.
424 895.03(3) 1st Conduct or participate in any enterprise through pattern of racketeering activity.
425 896.101(5)(b) 2nd Money laundering, financial transactions totaling or exceeding $20,000, but less than $100,000.
426 896.104(4)(a)2. 2nd Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions totaling or exceeding $20,000 but less than $100,000.
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428 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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430 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
431 And the title is amended as follows:
432 Delete everything before the enacting clause
433 and insert:
434 A bill to be entitled
435 An act relating to boating safety; providing a short
436 title; amending s. 327.02, F.S.; revising the
437 definition of the term “livery vessel”; amending s.
438 327.30, F.S.; revising and providing penalties for
439 vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; amending
440 s. 327.33, F.S.; revising and providing penalties for
441 reckless or careless operation of a vessel; amending
442 s. 327.395, F.S.; requiring the Fish and Wildlife
443 Conservation Commission to adopt certain rules
444 regarding standards for online boating safety
445 education courses; specifying requirements regarding
446 such rules; amending s. 327.54, F.S.; revising the
447 definition of the term “livery”; amending s. 327.731,
448 F.S.; requiring a person convicted of a certain
449 criminal violation or certain noncriminal infractions
450 within a specified period to complete a boating safety
451 education course and pay a specified fine; requiring
452 that such fines be remitted to a specified trust fund;
453 amending s. 782.072, F.S.; defining the term “unborn
454 child”; revising the definition of the term “vessel
455 homicide”; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking
456 offenses on the offense severity ranking chart of the
457 Criminal Punishment Code; conforming a provision to
458 changes made by the act; conforming a cross-reference;
459 providing an effective date.