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HB 17: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Baker

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; provides for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers & other personnel; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons; increases level on offense severity ranking chart for committing battery on law enforcement officers & other specified personnel.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 9/15/2025 House - Filed
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/15/2025 House • Filed

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  • HB 17, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/15/2025 at 2:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    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 2 (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 6 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)

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