CS/SB 156: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Leek
Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Citing this act as the "Officer Jason Raynor Act"; revising a prohibition on the use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; providing for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revising provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers and other personnel; revising a provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 1/29/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/29/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/9/2025 Senate • Filed
10/21/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
11/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
12/9/2025 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
1/16/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 3
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
1/29/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 232
• Read 3rd time -SJ 232
• CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 4 -SJ 232
• Immediately certified -SJ 236
1/29/2026 House • In Messages
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CS/SB 156, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/16/2026 at 3:31 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 17 (c1) Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/22/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
Floor Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 212818 - Amendment
Delete lines 31 - 45 and insert:Rouson 1/28/2026
1:46 PMSenate: Withdrawn
1/29/2026Web Page
PDF350766 - Amendment
Delete lines 61 - 69 and insert:Bracy Davis 1/28/2026
12:28 PMSenate: Withdrawn
1/29/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/27/2026 9:00 AM Rules 19 Yeas - 3 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 1/29/2026 10:18 AM Senate 31 Yeas - 4 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty; prohibition. Page 1 (pdf) 782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer. Page 2 (pdf) 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 3 (pdf) 843.01 Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse. Page 5 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 6 (pdf) -
SB 156, Original Filed Version Posted 10/9/2025 at 12:04 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 17 (c1) Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/22/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 539084 - Amendment
Delete lines 34 - 151 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Leek)1/13/2026
2:12 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/15/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 12/9/2025 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 1 Nays 1/14/2026 2:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 6 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 776.051 Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty; prohibition. Page 1 (pdf) 782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer. Page 2 (pdf) 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 3 (pdf) 843.01 Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse. Page 5 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 6 (pdf)