Florida SB 890: Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Bill Text

890 
Felony Battery 
2026-01-21T06:58:55Z 
Revising the elements of the offense of battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; revising the elements of the offense of domestic battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; reclassifying the offense of battery by strangulation for the purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 890 

 By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Martin 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to felony battery; amending s. 
 3 784.031, F.S.; revising the elements of the offense of 
 4 battery by strangulation to delete creating a risk of 
 5 or causing great bodily harm to another; amending s. 
 6 784.041, F.S.; revising the elements of the offense of 
 7 domestic battery by strangulation to delete creating a 
 8 risk of or causing great bodily harm to another; 
 9 amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; reclassifying the offense 
 10 of battery by strangulation for the purposes of the 
 11 offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal 
 12 Punishment Code; providing an effective date. 
 13 
 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 15 
 16 Section 1. Section 784.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 17 read: 
 18 784.031 Battery by strangulation.— 
 19 (1) A person commits battery by strangulation if he or she 
 20 knowingly and intentionally, against the will of another person, 
 21 impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of that 
 22 person so as to create a risk of or cause great bodily harm by 
 23 applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person or 
 24 by blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. This 
 25 subsection does not apply to any act of medical diagnosis, 
 26 treatment, or prescription which is authorized under the laws of 
 27 this state. 
 28 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a felony 
 29 of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 
 30 775.083, or s. 775.084. 
 31 Section 2. Section 784.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 32 read: 
 33 784.041 Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.— 
 34 (1) A person commits felony battery if he or she: 
 35 (a) Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another 
 36 person against the will of the other; and 
 37 (b) Causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or 
 38 permanent disfigurement. 
 39 (2)(a) A person commits domestic battery by strangulation 
 40 if the person knowingly and intentionally, against the will of 
 41 another, impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the 
 42 blood of a family or household member or of a person with whom 
 43 he or she is in a dating relationship, so as to create a risk of 
 44 or cause great bodily harm by applying pressure on the throat or 
 45 neck of the other person or by blocking the nose or mouth of the 
 46 other person. This paragraph does not apply to any act of 
 47 medical diagnosis, treatment, or prescription which is 
 48 authorized under the laws of this state. 
 49 (b) As used in this subsection, the term: 
 50 1. “Family or household member” has the same meaning as in 
 51 s. 741.28. 
 52 2. “Dating relationship” means a continuing and significant 
 53 relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. 
 54 (3) A person who commits felony battery or domestic battery 
 55 by strangulation commits a felony of the third degree, 
 56 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 
 57 Section 3. Paragraphs (d) and (f) of subsection (3) of 
 58 section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 
 59 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking 
 60 chart.— 
 61 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 
 62 (d) LEVEL 4 
 63 
 64 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description 
 65 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting. 
 66 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements. 
 67 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs. 
 68 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities. 
 69 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register. 
 70 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation. 
 71 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc. 
 72 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff. 
 73 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff. 
 74 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials. 
 75 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older. 
 76 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee. 
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