# Florida SB 234: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Florida SB 234, Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in returning Messages) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB234-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 234 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in returning Messages - Sponsor: Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (203 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Thomas J. "Tom" Leek (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 116 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | fail | 17 | 21 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 1 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 7 | 1 | | ## Actions (44) - 2025-06-16: Died in returning Messages (House) - 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (House) - 2025-05-02: In Messages (House) - 2025-05-02: Requested House to recede -SJ 1132 (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307) -SJ 1132 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: In returning messages (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur (House) - 2025-05-01: Insisted on amendment 469307 (House) - 2025-05-01: Senate Message List (House) - 2025-04-30: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-30: Requested House to recede -SJ 1010 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (469307) -SJ 1010 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: In returning messages (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-29: Amendment 469307 adopted (House) - 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House) - 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House) - 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-03: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-03: Immediately certified -SJ 330 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 316 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Amendment(s) adopted (777304) -SJ 312 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read 3rd time -SJ 311 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -SJ 277 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read 3rd time -SJ 277 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Amendment(s) failed (564512) -SJ 277 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read 2nd time -SJ 276 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/27/25 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/20/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-28: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-03: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/25, 1:45 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - e1, 2025-10-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/BillText/e1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-01-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/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 - [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/BillText/e1/HTML) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/BillText/e1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/234/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) - [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-SB234-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).