CS/CS/SB 682 full text · Session Watch

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for CS for SB 682 By the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senators Calatayud and Berman 604-02978-26 2026682c2

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to domestic violence and protective

3 injunctions; amending s. 741.28, F.S.; defining the

4 terms “electronic monitoring” and “military protective

5 order”; creating s. 741.2801, F.S.; defining the term

6 “conviction”; providing enhanced penalties for

7 committing a domestic violence offense if a person has

8 a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing

9 that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility

10 determinations are made without regard to a penalty

11 enhancement; amending s. 741.281, F.S.; authorizing,

12 and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to

13 order electronic monitoring in domestic violence

14 cases; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; revising the

15 information contained in a petition for injunction for

16 protection against domestic violence; revising the

17 factors a judge may consider in determining whether to

18 grant a petition for injunction against domestic

19 violence; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement

20 to enter injunctions against dating violence and

21 sexual violence into a statewide verification system;

22 amending s. 741.31, F.S.; authorizing, and in certain

23 circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic

24 monitoring for a respondent to an injunction for

25 protection against domestic violence; requiring the

26 respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring

27 services; requiring a law enforcement officer to make

28 a specified notification if he or she has probable

29 cause to believe that a person violated a military

30 protective order; amending s. 784.047, F.S.;

31 authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a

32 court to order electronic monitoring for a respondent

33 in an injunction for protection against dating

34 violence, repeat violence, or sexual violence;

35 requiring the respondent to pay for such electronic

36 monitoring services; amending s. 960.198, F.S.;

37 increasing the maximum payment amounts for relocation

38 assistance for victims of domestic violence; amending

39 ss. 921.0024, 943.0584, and 943.171, F.S.; conforming

40 cross-references; providing an effective date.

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

44 Section 1. Present subsections (3) and (4) of section

45 741.28, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4)

46 and (5), respectively, and a new subsection (3) and subsection

47 (6) are added to that section, to read:

48 741.28 Domestic violence; definitions.—As used in ss.

49 741.28-741.31:

50 (3) “Electronic monitoring” means tracking the location of

51 a person through the use of technology that is capable of

52 determining or identifying the monitored person’s presence or

53 absence at a particular location, including, but not limited to:

54 (a) Radio frequency signaling technology, which detects if

55 the monitored person is or is not at an approved location and

56 notifies the monitoring agency of the time that the monitored

57 person either leaves the approved location or tampers with or

58 removes the monitoring device; or

59 (b) Active or passive global positioning system technology,

60 which detects the location of the monitored person and notifies

61 the monitoring agency of the monitored person’s location and

62 which may also include electronic monitoring with victim

63 notification technology that is capable of notifying a victim or

64 protected party, either directly or through a monitoring agency,

65 if the monitored person enters within the restricted distance of

66 a victim or protected party or within the restricted distance of

67 a designated location.

68 (6) “Military protective order” means a protective order

69 issued in accordance with 10 U.S.C. s. 1567 by a commanding

70 officer in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National

71 Guard of any state against a person under such officer’s

72 command.

73 Section 2. Section 741.2801, Florida Statutes, is created

74 to read:

75 741.2801 Domestic violence; enhanced penalties.—

76 (1) As used in this section, the term “conviction” means a

77 determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or trial,

78 regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo

79 contendere is entered.

80 (2) If a person has a prior conviction for a crime of

81 domestic violence, upon a finding by the factfinder that the

82 defendant committed a second or subsequent offense of domestic

83 violence, the penalty for any such felony or misdemeanor offense

84 may be enhanced. Any penalty enhancement affects the applicable

85 statutory maximum penalty only. Each of the findings required as

86 a basis for such sentence must be found beyond a reasonable

87 doubt. The enhancement will be as follows:

88 (a) A misdemeanor of the second degree may be punished as

89 if it were a misdemeanor of the first degree.

90 (b) A misdemeanor of the first degree may be punished as if

91 it were a felony of the third degree. For purposes of sentencing

92 under chapter 921, such offense is ranked in level 1 of the

93 offense severity ranking chart.

94 (c) A felony of the third degree may be punished as if it

95 were a felony of the second degree.

96 (d) A felony of the second degree may be punished as if it

97 were a felony of the first degree.

98 (e) A felony of the first degree may be punished as if it

99 were a life felony.

101 For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining

102 incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, such felony

103 offense is ranked as provided in s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and

104 without regard to the penalty enhancement in this section.

105 Section 3. Section 741.281, Florida Statutes, is amended to

106 read:

107 741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program

108 attendance ; electronic monitoring .—

109 (1) If a person is found guilty of, has adjudication

110 withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a crime of domestic

111 violence, ~~as defined in s. 741.28,~~ that person shall be ordered

112 by the court to a minimum term of 1 year’s probation and the

113 court shall order that the defendant attend and complete a

114 batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation. The

115 court must impose the condition of the batterers’ intervention

116 program for a defendant under this section, but the court, in

117 its discretion, may determine not to impose the condition if it

118 states on the record why a batterers’ intervention program might

119 be inappropriate. The court must impose the condition of the

120 batterers’ intervention program for a defendant placed on

121 probation unless the court determines that the person does not

122 qualify for the batterers’ intervention program pursuant to s.

123 741.325. The imposition of probation under this section does not

124 preclude the court from imposing any sentence of imprisonment

125 authorized by s. 775.082.

126 (2) If a person is found guilty of, has adjudication

127 withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a crime of domestic

128 violence, and the court enters a no contact order with the

129 victim as a condition of his or her probation, the court:

130 (a) May order the person to have electronic monitoring

131 supervision as a condition of his or her probation.

132 (b) Must order the person to have electronic monitoring

133 supervision as a condition of his or her probation if:

134 1. The court finds there is clear and convincing evidence

135 that the defendant poses a threat of violence or physical harm

136 to the victim; or

137 2. The defendant has previously been convicted for

138 violating an injunction for protection against domestic

139 violence, dating violence, repeat violence, sexual violence, or

140 stalking.

141 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3), paragraph (b)

142 of subsection (6), and paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of

143 section 741.30, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

144 741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of

145 court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary

146 injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification

147 system; enforcement; public records exemption.—

148 (3)

149 (b) The verified petition shall be in substantially the

150 following form:

151 PETITION FOR

152 INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION

153 AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

155 The undersigned petitioner ...(name)... declares under penalties

156 of perjury that the following statements are true:

157 (a) Petitioner resides at: ...(address)...

158 (Petitioner may furnish address to the court in a separate

159 confidential filing if, for safety reasons, the petitioner

160 requires the location of the current residence to be

161 confidential.)

162 (b) Respondent resides at: ...(last known address)...

163 (c) Respondent’s last known place of employment: ...(name

164 of business and address)...

165 (d) Physical description of respondent:..................

166 Race........

167 Sex........

168 Date of birth........

169 Height........

170 Weight........

171 Eye color........

172 Hair color........

173 Distinguishing marks or scars........

174 (e) Aliases of respondent:...............................

175 (f) Respondent is the spouse or former spouse of the

176 petitioner or is any other person related by blood or marriage

177 to the petitioner or is any other person who is or was residing

178 within a single dwelling unit with the petitioner, as if a

179 family, or is a person with whom the petitioner has a child in

180 common, regardless of whether the petitioner and respondent are

181 or were married or residing together, as if a family.

182 (g) The following describes any other cause of action

183 currently pending between the petitioner and respondent:........

184 ................................................................

185 The petitioner should also describe any previous or pending

186 attempts by the petitioner to obtain an injunction for

187 protection against domestic violence in this or any other

188 circuit, and the results of that attempt:.......................

189 ................................................................

190 Case numbers should be included if available.

191 (h) Petitioner is either a victim of domestic violence or

192 has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger

193 of becoming a victim of domestic violence because respondent

194 has: ...(mark all sections that apply and describe in the spaces

195 below the incidents of violence or threats of violence,

196 specifying when and where they occurred, including, but not

197 limited to, locations such as a home, school, place of

198 employment, or visitation exchange)...

199 .........................................................

200 .........................................................

201 ....committed or threatened to commit domestic violence

202 defined in s. 741.28, Florida Statutes, as any assault,

203 aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault,

204 sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false

205 imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical

206 injury or death of one family or household member by another.

207 With the exception of persons who are parents of a child in

208 common, the family or household members must be currently

209 residing or have in the past resided together in the same single

210 dwelling unit.

211 ....previously threatened, harassed, stalked, or physically

212 abused the petitioner.

213 ....attempted to harm the petitioner or family members or

214 individuals closely associated with the petitioner.

215 ....threatened to conceal, kidnap, or harm the petitioner’s

216 child or children.

217 ....intentionally injured or killed or threatened to injure

218 or kill a family pet , including a service animal as defined in

219 s. 413.08(1), Florida Statutes, or an emotional support animal

220 as defined in s. 760.27(1), Florida Statutes .

221 ....used, or has threatened to use, against the petitioner

222 any weapons such as guns or knives.

223 ....physically restrained the petitioner from leaving the

224 home or calling law enforcement.

225 ....a criminal history involving violence or the threat of

226 violence (if known).

227 ....another order of protection issued against him or her

228 previously or from another jurisdiction (if known).

229 ....destroyed personal property, including, but not limited

230 to, telephones or other communication equipment, clothing, or

231 other items belonging to the petitioner.

232 ....engaged in a pattern of abusive, threatening,

233 intimidating, or controlling behavior composed of a series of

234 acts over a period of time, however short.

235 ....engaged in any other behavior or conduct that leads the

236 petitioner to have reasonable cause to believe he or she is in

237 imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence.

238 (i) Petitioner alleges the following additional specific

239 facts: ...(mark appropriate sections)...

240 ....A minor child or minor children reside with the

241 petitioner whose names and ages are as follows:

243 ....Petitioner needs the exclusive use and possession of

244 the dwelling that the parties share.

245 ....Petitioner is unable to obtain safe alternative housing

246 because:

248 ....Petitioner genuinely fears that respondent imminently

249 will abuse, remove, or hide the minor child or children from

250 petitioner because:

252 (j) Petitioner genuinely fears imminent domestic violence

253 by respondent.

254 (k) Petitioner seeks an injunction: ...(mark appropriate

255 section or sections)...

256 ....Immediately restraining the respondent from committing

257 any acts of domestic violence.

258 ....Restraining the respondent from committing any acts of

259 domestic violence.

260 ....Awarding to the petitioner the temporary exclusive use

261 and possession of the dwelling that the parties share or

262 excluding the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.

263 ....Providing a temporary parenting plan, including a

264 temporary time-sharing schedule, with regard to the minor child

265 or children of the parties which might involve prohibiting or

266 limiting time-sharing or requiring that it be supervised by a

267 third party.

268 ....Designating that the exchange of the minor child or

269 children of the parties must occur at a neutral safe exchange

270 location as provided in s. 125.01(8) or a location authorized by

271 a supervised visitation program as defined in s. 753.01 if

272 temporary time-sharing of the child is awarded to the

273 respondent.

274 ....Establishing temporary support for the minor child or

275 children or the petitioner.

276 ....Directing the respondent to participate in a batterers’

277 intervention program.

278 ....Providing any terms the court deems necessary for the

279 protection of a victim of domestic violence, or any minor

280 children of the victim, including any injunctions or directives

281 to law enforcement agencies.

282 (6)

283 (b) In determining whether a petitioner has reasonable

284 cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a

285 victim of domestic violence, the court shall consider and

286 evaluate all relevant factors alleged in the petition,

287 including, but not limited to:

288 1. The history between the petitioner and the respondent,

289 including threats, harassment, stalking, and physical abuse.

290 2. Whether the respondent has attempted to harm the

291 petitioner or family members or individuals closely associated

292 with the petitioner.

293 3. Whether the respondent has threatened to conceal,

294 kidnap, or harm the petitioner’s child or children.

295 4. Whether the respondent has intentionally injured or

296 killed or threatened to injure or kill a family pet , including a

297 service animal as defined in s. 413.08(1) or an emotional

298 support animal as defined in s. 760.27(1) .

299 5. Whether the respondent has used, or has threatened to

300 use, against the petitioner any weapons such as guns or knives.

301 6. Whether the respondent has physically restrained the

302 petitioner from leaving the home or calling law enforcement.

303 7. Whether the respondent has a criminal history involving

304 violence or the threat of violence.

305 8. The existence of a verifiable order of protection issued

306 previously or from another jurisdiction , including a military

307 protective order .

308 9. Whether the respondent has destroyed personal property,

309 including, but not limited to, telephones or other

310 communications equipment, clothing, or other items belonging to

311 the petitioner.

312 10. Whether the respondent has or had engaged in a pattern

313 of abusive, threatening, intimidating, or controlling behavior

314 composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however

315 short, which evidences a continuity of purpose and which

316 reasonably causes the petitioner to believe that the petitioner

317 or his or her minor child or children are in imminent danger of

318 becoming victims of any act of domestic violence.

319 11. Whether the respondent engaged in any other behavior or

320 conduct that leads the petitioner to have reasonable cause to

321 believe that he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a

322 victim of domestic violence.

324 In making its determination under this paragraph, the court is

325 not limited to those factors enumerated in subparagraphs 1.-11.

326 (8)

327 (b) A Domestic , Dating, Sexual, and Repeat Violence

328 Injunction Statewide Verification System is created within the

329 Department of Law Enforcement. The department shall establish,

330 implement, and maintain a statewide communication system capable

331 of electronically transmitting information to and between

332 criminal justice agencies relating to domestic violence

333 injunctions , dating violence injunctions, sexual violence

334 injunctions, and repeat violence injunctions issued by the

335 courts throughout the state. Such information must include, but

336 is not limited to, information as to the existence and status of

337 any injunction for verification purposes.

338 Section 5. Subsection (5) of section 741.31, Florida

339 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is added to that

340 section, to read:

341 741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against

342 domestic violence.—

343 (5) Regardless of whether ~~or not~~ there is a criminal

344 prosecution under subsection (4), the court :

345 (a) Shall order the respondent to attend a batterers’

346 intervention program if it finds a willful violation of a

347 domestic violence injunction, unless the court makes written

348 factual findings in its judgment or order which are based on

349 substantial evidence, stating why a batterers’ intervention

350 program would be inappropriate.

351 (b) May order the respondent to electronic monitoring

352 supervision for the duration of the injunction for protection.

353 If electronic monitoring is ordered, the court must establish

354 exclusion zones and include safety-planning and informed consent

355 for the petitioner. The respondent is responsible for paying for

356 the electronic monitoring services as provided in s. 948.09(2).

357 (c) Must order the respondent to electronic monitoring if

358 the court finds that either of the circumstances in s.

359 741.281(2)(b) exist.

360 (7) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to

361 believe that a person committed a violation of subsection (4)

362 and such officer determines that a military protective order

363 entered into the National Crime Information Center database was

364 also issued against such person and the officer has probable

365 cause to believe that the person also violated the military

366 protective order, the officer, or his or her employing agency,

367 must notify the law enforcement agency that entered the military

368 protective order into the database.

369 Section 6. Subsection (3) is added to section 784.047,

370 Florida Statutes, to read:

371 784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction

372 against violators ; electronic monitoring .—

373 (3)(a) Regardless of whether there is a criminal

374 prosecution under this section, the court may order the

375 respondent to electronic monitoring supervision for the duration

376 of the injunction for protection. If electronic monitoring is

377 ordered, the court must establish exclusion zones and include

378 safety planning and informed consent for the petitioner. The

379 respondent is responsible for paying for the electronic

380 monitoring services as provided in s. 948.09(2).

381 (b) The court must order the respondent to electronic

382 monitoring supervision if the court finds that either of the

383 circumstances in s. 741.281(2)(b) exist.

384 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 960.198, Florida

385 Statutes, is amended to read:

386 960.198 Relocation assistance for victims of domestic

387 violence.—

388 (1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for

389 crime victim compensation awards, the department may award a

390 one-time payment of up to $2,500 ~~$1,500~~ on any one claim and a

391 lifetime maximum of $5,000 ~~$3,000~~ to a victim of domestic

392 violence who needs immediate assistance to escape from a

393 domestic violence environment.

394 Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section

395 921.0024, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

396 921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations;

397 scoresheets.—

398 (1)

399 (b) WORKSHEET KEY:

400 Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status

401 existed at the time the offender committed an offense before the

402 court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are assessed for

403 an offender’s legal status.

405 Community sanction violation points are assessed when a

406 community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing.

407 Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each community sanction

408 violation and each successive community sanction violation,

409 unless any of the following apply:

410 1. If the community sanction violation includes a new

411 felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12)

412 community sanction violation points are assessed for the

413 violation, and for each successive community sanction violation

414 involving a new felony conviction.

415 2. If the community sanction violation is committed by a

416 violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s.

417 948.06:

418 a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are

419 assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of

420 felony probation or community control where:

421 I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction;

422 and

423 II. The community sanction violation is not based solely on

424 the probationer or offender’s failure to pay costs or fines or

425 make restitution payments.

426 b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points are

427 assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of

428 felony probation or community control where the violation

429 includes a new felony conviction.

431 Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the

432 sentencing court shall not be a basis for multiplying the

433 assessment of community sanction violation points.

435 Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary

436 offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or

437 level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single

438 assessment of thirty (30) points shall be added. For purposes of

439 this section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the

440 offender’s prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or

441 level 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and for which the

442 offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or

443 other sanction or for which the offender’s date of release from

444 confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later,

445 is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any

446 additional offense was committed.

448 Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more

449 prior capital felonies in the offender’s criminal record, points

450 shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender

451 equal to twice the number of points the offender receives for

452 the primary offense and any additional offense. A prior capital

453 felony in the offender’s criminal record is a previous capital

454 felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo

455 contendere or guilty or has been found guilty; or a felony in

456 another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that

457 jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were

458 committed in this state.

460 Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun:

461 If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting to

462 commit any felony other than those enumerated in s. 775.087(2)

463 while having in his or her possession: a firearm as defined in

464 s. 790.001, an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are

465 assessed; or if the offender is convicted of committing or

466 attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in

467 s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a

468 semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine

469 gun as defined in s. 790.001, an additional twenty-five (25)

470 sentence points are assessed.

472 Sentencing multipliers:

474 Aggravated Animal Cruelty: If the primary offense is aggravated

475 animal cruelty under s. 828.12(2), which included the knowing

476 and intentional torture or torment of an animal that injured,

477 mutilated, or killed the animal, the subtotal sentence points

478 are multiplied by 1.25. As used in this paragraph, the term

479 “animal” does not include an animal used for agricultural

480 purposes or permitted as captive wildlife as authorized under s.

481 379.303.

483 Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking

484 under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied,

485 at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8

486 offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing

487 court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of

488 a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides

489 substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4).

491 Violent offenses committed against specified justice system

492 personnel: If the primary offense is a violation of s.

493 775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are

494 multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s.

495 775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points

496 are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of

497 s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the

498 subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.

500 Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand

501 theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and in the

502 offender’s prior record, there are three or more grand thefts of

503 the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtotal

504 sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.

506 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer: If the

507 primary offense is fleeing or attempting to elude a law

508 enforcement officer or aggravated fleeing or eluding in

509 violation of s. 316.1935, and in the offender’s prior record,

510 there is one or more violation of s. 316.1935, the subtotal

511 sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.

513 Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted

514 of the primary offense and committed that offense for the

515 purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of

516 a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence

517 points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results

518 in the lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory

519 maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the

520 court may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the

521 defendant to the statutory maximum sentence.

523 Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is

524 convicted of the primary offense and the primary offense is a

525 crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, which was

526 committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who

527 is a family or household member , as defined in s. 741.28, s.

528 ~~741.28(3)~~ with the victim or perpetrator, the subtotal sentence

529 points are multiplied by 1.5.

531 Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of age

532 or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at the

533 time the offender committed the primary offense, and if the

534 primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1,

535 2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the

536 violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course

537 of committing that violation, the defendant committed a sexual

538 battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s.

539 847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. or 3.; s.

540 787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s.

541 800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are

542 multiplied by 2.0. If applying the multiplier results in the

543 lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory maximum

544 sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the court

545 may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant to

546 the statutory maximum sentence.

547 Section 9. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section

548 943.0584, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

549 943.0584 Criminal history records ineligible for court

550 ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing.—

551 (2) A criminal history record is ineligible for a

552 certificate of eligibility for expunction or a court-ordered

553 expunction pursuant to s. 943.0585 or a certificate of

554 eligibility for sealing or a court-ordered sealing pursuant to

555 s. 943.059 if the record is a conviction for any of the

556 following offenses:

557 (f) Assault or battery, as defined in ss. 784.011 and

558 784.03, respectively, of one family or household member by

559 another family or household member, as defined in s. 741.28 s.

560 ~~741.28(3)~~ ;

561 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section

562 943.171, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

563 943.171 Basic skills training in handling domestic violence

564 cases.—

565 (2) As used in this section, the term:

566 (b) “Household member” has the meaning set forth in s.

567 741.28 ~~s. 741.28(3)~~ .

568 Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.