CS/HB 277: Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Tendrich, Nix; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J., Aristide, Bankson, Barnaby, Bartleman, Basabe, Black, Campbell, Chambliss, Daniels, Driskell, Dunkley, Franklin, Gerwig, Grow, Hart-Lowman, Jacques, Johnson, López, J., Michael, Owen, Redondo, Rosenwald, Spencer, Steele, Valdés, Weinberger, Yarkosky

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Provides enhanced penalties for committing domestic violence offense if person has prior conviction for domestic violence; provides that sentencing & incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to penalty enhancement; authorizes & in certain circumstances requires court to order electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases; requires respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring services; revises information contained in petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence; revises factors judge may consider in determining whether to grant petition for injunction against domestic violence; requires FDLE to enter injunctions against dating violence & sexual violence into statewide verification system; requires law enforcement officer to make specified notification if he or she has probable cause to believe that person violated military protective order; authorizes & in certain circumstances requires court to order electronic monitoring for respondent in injunction for protection against dating violence, repeat violence, or sexual violence; requires respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring services; increases dollar amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/29/2026 12:03 PM

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 682 (c2) by Calatayud Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)	Identical
  H 1105 by Booth Interpersonal Violence Injunctions Last Action: 2/5/2026 H Now in Judiciary Committee	Compare
  S 1280 by Calatayud Interpersonal Violence Injunctions Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Compare
  S 1644 by McClain Interpersonal Violence Injunctions Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   1/29/2026
  • Justice Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   2/16/2026

• Citations - Statute (10)

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  741.28	Domestic violence; definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  741.2801		Page 3 (pdf)
  741.281	Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance.	Page 5 (pdf)
  741.30	Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption.	Page 6 (pdf)
  741.31	Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence.	Page 14 (pdf)
  784.047	Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators.	Page 15 (pdf)
  921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 16 (pdf)
  943.0584	Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing.	Page 22 (pdf)
  943.171	Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases.	Page 23 (pdf)
  960.198	Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.	Page 16 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/28/2025	H	• Filed
  11/4/2025	H	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/26/2026	H	• PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  1/28/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/29/2026	H	• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/30/2026	H	• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
  2/12/2026	H	• Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
  2/16/2026	H	• Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee