Florida SB 1454: Specialty License Plates/Highwaymen

Bill Text

1454 
Aggravated Stalking 
2026-01-08T08:22:45Z 
Creating the offense of aggravated stalking if a person willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person and in the course of such conduct commits specified acts, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-10-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1454 

 By Senator DiCeglie 

 18-00923-26 20261454__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to aggravated stalking; amending s. 
 3 784.048, F.S.; creating the offense of aggravated 
 4 stalking if a person willfully, maliciously, and 
 5 repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another 
 6 person and in the course of such conduct commits 
 7 specified acts; providing criminal penalties; amending 
 8 ss. 921.0022 and 948.06, F.S.; conforming cross 
 9 references; providing an effective date. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 12 
 13 Section 1. Present subsections (6) through (9) of section 
 14 784.048, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7) 
 15 through (10), respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to 
 16 that section, to read: 
 17 784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties.— 
 18 (6) A person commits the offense of aggravated stalking, a 
 19 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 
 20 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if he or she willfully, 
 21 maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks 
 22 another person, and in the course of such conduct commits any of 
 23 the following acts: 
 24 (a) Enters onto the property of the other person without 
 25 consent, or interferes with the other person’s property, 
 26 including, but not limited to, tampering with or disabling 
 27 security or surveillance devices. 
 28 (b) Commits a lewd or lascivious act, including, but not 
 29 limited to, the exposure of his or her genitals, masturbation, 
 30 or other sexually explicit conduct, in the presence of or 
 31 directed toward the other person or the other person’s property. 
 32 (c) Mails, delivers, causes to be delivered, or otherwise 
 33 transmits to the other person unsolicited sexually explicit 
 34 material with the intent to harass, degrade, or intimidate. 
 35 Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section 
 36 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 37 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking 
 38 chart.— 
 39 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 
 40 (g) LEVEL 7 
 41 
 42 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description 
 43 316.027(2)(c) 1st Accident involving death, failure to stop; leaving scene. 
 44 316.193(3)(c)2. 3rd DUI resulting in serious bodily injury. 
 45 316.1935(3)(b) 1st Causing serious bodily injury or death to another person; driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer who is in a patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated. 
 46 327.35(3)(a)3.b. 3rd Vessel BUI resulting in serious bodily injury. 
 47 402.319(2) 2nd Misrepresentation and negligence or intentional act resulting in great bodily harm, permanent disfiguration, permanent disability, or death. 
 48 409.920 (2)(b)1.a. 3rd Medicaid provider fraud; $10,000 or less. 
 49 409.920 (2)(b)1.b. 2nd Medicaid provider fraud; more than $10,000, but less than $50,000. 
 50 456.065(2) 3rd Practicing a health care profession without a license. 
 51 456.065(2) 2nd Practicing a health care profession without a license which results in serious bodily injury. 
 52 458.327(1) 3rd Practicing medicine without a license. 
 53 459.013(1) 3rd Practicing osteopathic medicine without a license. 
 54 460.411(1) 3rd Practicing chiropractic medicine without a license. 
 55 461.012(1) 3rd Practicing podiatric medicine without a license. 
 56 462.17 3rd Practicing naturopathy without a license. 
 57 463.015(1) 3rd Practicing optometry without a license. 
 58 464.016(1) 3rd Practicing nursing without a license. 
 59 465.015(2) 3rd Practicing pharmacy without a license. 
 60 466.026(1) 3rd Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license. 
 61 467.201 3rd Practicing midwifery without a license. 
 62 468.366 3rd Delivering respiratory care services without a license. 
 63 483.828(1) 3rd Practicing as clinical laboratory personnel without a license. 
 64 483.901(7) 3rd Practicing medical physics without a license. 
 65 484.013(1)(c) 3rd Preparing or dispensing optical devices without a prescription. 
 66 484.053 3rd Dispensing hearing aids without a license. 
 67 494.0018(2) 1st Conviction of any violation of chapter 494 in which the total money and property unlawfully obtained exceeded $50,000 and there were five or more victims. 
 68 560.123(8)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by a money services business. 
 69 560.125(5)(a) 3rd Money services business by unauthorized person, currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but le