Florida 2026 Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 1117 — Offenses Evidencing Prejudice

Last action — Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of offenses to include acts based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; provides that it is essential element of certain offense that defendant perceived, knew, or had reasonable grounds to know or perceive that person was included in certain class of person; specifies that reclassification of certain offense must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on disability of any person; reclassifies certain offenses committed against person with disability; expands data Governor is required to collect & disseminate to include specified incidents.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  5. Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

  6. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  7. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1117 do?
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice; Expands grounds for reclassification of offenses to include acts based on gender or gender identity of any person; specifies that reclassification must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; provides that it is essential element of certain offense that defendant perceived, knew, or had reasonable grounds to know or perceive that person was included in certain class of person; specifies that reclassification of certain offense must occur if offense was based in whole or in part on disability of any person; reclassifies certain offenses committed against person with disability; expands data Governor is required to collect & disseminate to include specified incidents.
Who sponsors HB 1117?
HB 1117 is sponsored by Rosenwald, Mitch (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1117?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 07, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 1117?
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