# Florida SB 156: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Florida SB 156, Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-17 (Chapter No. 2026-144) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB156-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 156 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-09 - Last action: 2026-06-17, Chapter No. 2026-144 - Sponsor: Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Rules, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (164 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader felony rules for violent resistance: benefit, medium. Knowingly and willfully using or offering violence to resist, obstruct, or oppose covered officers or authorized persons is a third-degree felony. The protected person must be carrying out legal process or performing official duties described in Florida law. Coverage includes officers listed in the… - Broader penalties for attacking on-duty workers: benefit, medium. Enhanced assault and battery penalties apply when someone knowingly attacks listed workers performing official duties. Covered workers include officers, firefighters, emergency medical and hospital staff, transit and utility workers, and other listed personnel. The law replaces the earlier requirem… - Life sentences for listed officer manslaughter: benefit, medium. The law adds manslaughter under section 782.07(1) to offenses requiring life imprisonment with no eligibility for release. The victim must be a listed law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer performing official duties. The judge or jury must find both the qualifying offense… - Tighter limits on resisting officer force: cost, medium. People cannot use or threaten force to resist arrest, detention, or official duties when an officer acts in good faith. The officer must be known or reasonably appear to be a law enforcement officer. Good faith means sincere, reasonable efforts to follow the law, even when the officer’s action is l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 103 | 8 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 31 | 4 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 19 | 3 | | | 2026-01-14 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-12-09 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 5 | 1 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-06-17: Chapter No. 2026-144 - 2026-06-16: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 103, NAYS 8 (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-11: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-10: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-03-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026) (House) - 2026-03-10: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-01-29: In Messages (House) - 2026-01-29: Immediately certified -SJ 236 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 4 -SJ 232 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 3rd time -SJ 232 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 232 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 3 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Now in Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate) - 2026-01-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-12-09: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate) - 2025-12-09: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2025-12-01: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-11-10: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed (Senate) - 2025-10-21: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules (Senate) - 2025-10-09: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2026-06-16: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-10-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/156/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [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-SB156-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).