SB 1388: Offenses Evidencing Prejudice
GENERAL BILL by Smith
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of offenses to include acts based on the gender or gender identity of any person; requiring that the reclassification occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; replacing the term “mental or physical disability” with the term “disability” and revising the definition; requiring that the reclassification of a certain offense occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on a disability of any person, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
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SB 1388, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 4:44 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1117 Offenses Evidencing Prejudice Rosenwald Identical Last Action: 1/7/2026 H Filed 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.085 Evidencing prejudice while committing offense; reclassification. Page 2 (pdf) 775.0863 Evidencing prejudice while committing offense against person with mental or physical disability; reclassification. Page 3 (pdf) 817.034 Florida Communications Fraud Act. Page 5 (pdf) 877.19 Hate Crimes Reporting Act. Page 6 (pdf)