# Florida HB 857: Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker

Florida HB 857, Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-30 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1386 (Ch. 2025-73)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 857
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Assault or Battery on a Utility Worker
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1386 (Ch. 2025-73)
- Sponsor: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Kincart Jonsson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-30: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1386 (Ch. 2025-73) (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-08: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-04-04: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-31: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-27: Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-27: Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2025-03-26: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-03-26: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-03-26: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-24: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-03-02: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-02: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2025-10-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/857/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/857/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/857/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/857/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB857-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).