# Florida SB 984: Aggravating Factors

Florida SB 984, Aggravating Factors, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Joe Gruters (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-24 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 693 (Ch. 2025-79) -SJ 526) (as of 2026-10-21).

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- As of: 2026-10-21
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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 984
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Aggravating Factors
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 693 (Ch. 2025-79) -SJ 526
- Sponsor: Joe Gruters (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (27 yes, 7 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: Joe Gruters (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 14 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-24: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 693 (Ch. 2025-79) -SJ 526 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Substituted HB 693 -SJ 526 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 526 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 14 NAYS 3 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/984/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/984/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
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/984/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/984/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-SB984-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).