# Florida HB 277: Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions Florida HB 277, Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Debra Tendrich (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Chapter No. 2026-86); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB277-2026 - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 277 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-10-28 - Last action: 2026-05-22, Chapter No. 2026-86 - Sponsor: Debra Tendrich (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Justice Budget Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More moving help for violence victims: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, domestic violence victims can get more money to leave a dangerous setting. The Department of Legal Affairs may award up to $2,500 on one claim, increased from $1,500. The lifetime cap rises from $3,000 to $5,000. Victims must need immediate help to escape, and awards are not… - Police must report military order violations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, police must notify the agency that entered a military protective order into the national crime database. This applies when an officer has probable cause to believe someone violated a state domestic violence injunction or related order. The officer must also identify a milita… - Police share more protective order information: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s statewide verification system electronically shares protective order information among authorized criminal justice agencies. It covers domestic, dating, sexual, and repeat violence injunctions, plus child-abuse injunctions under chapter 39. Agencies can check wheth… - Repeat domestic violence brings tougher penalties: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a prior domestic violence conviction raises a new domestic violence crime one level. Second-degree misdemeanors become first-degree misdemeanors; first-degree misdemeanors become third-degree felonies. Third-degree felonies become second-degree felonies, second-degree feloni… - Victims get broader protective order rules: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, domestic violence petitions require identifying details, relationship information, related court cases, and specific facts showing immediate danger. Courts must consider threats, harassment, stalking, abuse, attempts to harm others, and threats to hide, kidnap, or harm child… - Monitoring and costs for felony probationers: mixed, low. The Sixth Judicial Circuit’s monitoring pilot runs July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and is repealed July 1, 2028. It covers offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026, by adults age 18 or older. Eligible cases involve felony domestic violence or felony violations of domestic, dating, or sexual… - Monitoring and costs for Pinellas probationers: mixed, low. Pinellas County’s monitoring pilot runs July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for offenses committed on or after its start. It covers adults age 18 or older with qualifying misdemeanor domestic violence cases or domestic, dating, or sexual violence injunction violations. A guilty finding, withheld f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Debra Tendrich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee - Cosponsor: Danny Nix Jr. (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2026-05-22: Chapter No. 2026-86 - 2026-05-21: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-09: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-09: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-09: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 690 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 690 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 690 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 682 -SJ 690 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 689 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-04: CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment 827019 adopted (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment 280643 adopted (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment 332751 adopted (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-26: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-16: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-16: Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-16: Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-12: Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-30: Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-29: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-29: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-11-04: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-04: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-10-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/e1/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-10-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/e1/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/277/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB277-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).