HB 269: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence
GENERAL BILL by Gossett-Seidman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby
Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence; Creates HAVEN Coordinating Council within FDLE; requires department to provide certain services; specifies composition of coordinating council; provides requirements for member appointments, election of chair, & meetings; requires that member appointments be completed & first meeting of coordinating council be held by dates certain; specifies duties of coordinating council; authorizes counties to create county-level HAVEN councils; authorizes county-level HAVEN councils to take certain actions; requires coordinating council to provide certain quarterly reports; requires coordinating council to annually submit certain report to specified entities & persons, Governor, & Legislature by specified date; requires county-level HAVEN councils to annually submit certain report to FDLE & coordinating council by specified date; provides for funding of coordinating council; specifies that act supersedes certain local regulations; provides for legislative review & repeal of coordinating council; provides that victims of dating violence may apply to participate in Attorney General's address confidentiality program; requires Attorney General to designate certain entities to assist victims of dating violence applying to be address confidentiality program participants.
Last Action: 11/4/2025 House - Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/28/2025 House • Filed
11/4/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 269, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/28/2025 at 10:49 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 296 Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Berman Identical Last Action: 12/1/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building 
S 298 Public Records and Public Meetings/HAVEN Coordinating Council Berman Compare Last Action: 12/1/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 741.317 Page 2 (pdf) 741.401 Legislative findings; purpose. Page 7 (pdf) 741.402 Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409. Page 8 (pdf) 741.403 Address confidentiality program; application; certification. Page 9 (pdf) 741.408 Assistance for program applicants. Page 10 (pdf) 741.465 Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence. Page 10 (pdf) 741.4651 Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking. Page 12 (pdf) 960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 12 (pdf)