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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 890: Felony Battery

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 890 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Felony Battery. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Criminal Justice. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Criminal JusticePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  3. Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  5. CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  6. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  7. Introduced
  8. Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  9. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source