Tampering With, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials
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SB 1838 — Tampering With, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials
Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1049 (Ch. 2025-126)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Tampering With, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials; Providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly and willfully threaten specified court personnel; providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly and willfully harass specified court personnel with certain intent; providing criminal penalties for persons who intentionally harass court officials when such harassment has a specified outcome; providing criminal penalties for persons who retaliate against court officials for their participation in official investigations or proceedings, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 By the CommitteesCommittee on FiscalCriminal Policy;Justice;
and CriminalSenator Justice;Martin 591-02566-25 20251838c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to tampering with, harassing, or retaliating against court officials;
and Senator Martin 594-03827-25 20251838c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to tampering with, harassing, or retaliating against court officials;
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 distress in that person and serves no legitimate purpose.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 matter pending in county court.
775.084, if the official investigation or official proceeding affected involves the investigation or prosecution of a felony of the first degree punishable by a term of years not exceeding life or a prosecution of a life or capital felony.felony Any person who influences the judgment or decision of any grand or petit juror on any matter, question, cause, or proceeding which may be pending, or which may by law be brought, before him or her as such juror, with intent to obstruct the administration of justice, shall be guilty of a Page 7 of 25 CODING:
(3) APPLICABILITY.—This section does not apply to the actions of an attorney acting in the performance of his or her duties Any person who influences the judgment or decision of any grand or petit juror on any matter, question, cause, or Page 7 of 25 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 proceeding which may be pending, or which may by law be brought, before him or her as such juror, with intent to obstruct the administration of justice, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25 20251838c2 Section 6.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1838 591-02566-25 20251838c1 (8) “Racketeering activity” means to commit, to attempt to commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or intimidate another person to commit:
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offense severity ranking chart.— (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART (d) LEVEL 4 Page 14 of 25 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 (d) LEVEL 4 Florida Felony Statute Degree Description 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting;
499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription Pagedrugs. 15 of 25 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 drugs.517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 materials.784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal Pageintent 17pending ofcustody 25proceedings. CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent pendingto avoid producing child at custody proceedings.hearing or delivering to designated person.
787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious Page 18 of 25 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition;
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 594-03827-25591-02566-25 20251838c220251838c1 riot.874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
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934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
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Action History
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Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1049 (Ch. 2025-126)
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Substituted CS/HB 1049
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Read 2nd time
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CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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Now in Fiscal Policy
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Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
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CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
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On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
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Introduced
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Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
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Filed
Sponsors
- Jonathan Martin · Primary
- Criminal Justice · Primary
- Fiscal Policy · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Martin, Jonathan Republican
- Criminal Justice
- Fiscal Policy
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (19)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Yea |
| Bernard, Mack | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Yea |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| Gaetz, Don | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Yea |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard, Mack | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1838 do?
- Tampering With, Harassing, or Retaliating Against Court Officials; Providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly and willfully threaten specified court personnel; providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly and willfully harass specified court personnel with certain intent; providing criminal penalties for persons who intentionally harass court officials when such harassment has a specified outcome; providing criminal penalties for persons who retaliate against court officials for their participation in official investigations or proceedings, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 1838?
- SB 1838 is sponsored by Martin, Jonathan (Republican), Criminal Justice, and Fiscal Policy.
- What is the current status of SB 1838?
- 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 SB 1838?
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