CS/SB 890: Felony Battery
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Martin
Felony Battery; Revising the elements of the offense of battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; revising the elements of the offense of domestic battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; reclassifying the offense of battery by strangulation for the purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/21/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/22/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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CS/SB 890, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/21/2026 at 11:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.031 Battery by strangulation. Page 1 (pdf) 784.041 Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation. Page 2 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 890, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2025 at 2:03 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 842756 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Martin)1/16/2026
3:22 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/20/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 784.041 Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation. Page 1 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 2 (pdf) 943.0584 Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing. Page 13 (pdf)