S0032Introduced in the Senate
Injunctions for Protection
Introduced by Criminal Justice
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Defining the terms "serious violence by a known person" and "serious bodily injury"; creating a cause of action for an injunction for protection in cases of serious violence by a known person; prohibiting the clerk of the court from assessing a fee for the filing of such injunction for protection; requiring the clerk of the court to electronically transmit copies of specified documents within a certain timeframe after a court issues such injunction for protection; requiring law enforcement officers to accept a certified copy of such injunction for protection from the petitioner and immediately serve it upon a respondent, etc.
Where it stands
Died in Messages
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 · February 19, 2026
38
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Mayfield | 32 | Yes |
| LaVon Bracy Davis | 40 | Yes |
| Don Gaetz | 1 | Yes |
| Jay Trumbull | 2 | Yes |
| Corey Simon | 3 | Yes |
| Clay Yarborough | 4 | Yes |
| Tracie Davis | 5 | Yes |
| Jennifer Bradley | 6 | Yes |
| Tom Leek | 7 | Yes |
| Tommy Wright | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Introduced
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Now in Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
Read 2nd time
Read 3rd time
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Immediately certified
In Messages
Died in Messages
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