Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 285 — Injunctions for Protection in Cases of Repeat or Serious Violence

Last action — Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Injunctions for Protection in Cases of Repeat or Serious Violence; Expands grounds for injunction of protection to include serious violence in addition to repeat violence.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands the definition and scope of injunctions for protection against violence in Florida law.

  • Section 784.046

    "repeat violence" → "repeat or serious violence"

    The term for the type of violence has been broadened to include serious violence alongside repeat violence.

  • Section 784.046

    "Repeat or serious violence means: 1. Two incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent...; 2. One act committed by the respondent that causes bodily injury to the petitioner; or 3. A death threat committed by the respondent against the petitioner."

    New definitions for repeat or serious violence are established to clarify the criteria for seeking an injunction.

  • Section 784.046(2)

    "there is created a cause of action for an injunction for protection in cases of repeat violence" → "there is created a cause of action for an injunction for protection in cases of repeat or serious violence"

    The cause of action for injunctions now explicitly covers both repeat violence and serious violence.

  • Section 784.046(1)(b)

    "repeat violence" → "repeat or serious violence"

    Revises the terminology to ensure that it includes serious violence in the context of injunctions.

  • Section 784.046(3)(b)

    "the clerk of the court may not assess a fee for filing a petition for protection against repeat or serious violence, sexual violence, or dating violence."

    No fees will be assessed for filing petitions related to either repeat or serious violence.

Action History

  1. Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  6. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  7. Filed

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 285 do?
Injunctions for Protection in Cases of Repeat or Serious Violence; Expands grounds for injunction of protection to include serious violence in addition to repeat violence.
Who sponsors HB 285?
HB 285 is sponsored by Rayner, Michele K. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 285?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 285?
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