THE BILL ITSELF

SB 624

Batterers’ Intervention Program Activities

underlined language is being added; struck language is being deleted. Line numbers are the Legislature's own — the same ones amendments cite.

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 624 By Senator Yarborough 4-00826-26 2026624__

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to batterers’ intervention program

3 activities; amending s. 741.325, F.S.; authorizing

4 batterers’ intervention programs to offer supplemental

5 faith-based activities; prohibiting required

6 participation in such activities; providing an

7 effective date.

9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

11 Section 1. Present subsection (2) of section 741.325,

12 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (3), and a new

13 subsection (2) is added to that section, to read:

14 741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs.—

15 (2) A batterers’ intervention program may offer

16 supplemental faith-based activities to participants.

17 Participation in such activities may not be required as part of

18 the program.

19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.