Felony Battery

Summary

The bill makes a second or later battery a third-degree felony for anyone with a prior battery or resisting‑officer conviction, and it adds battery on a police officer that causes bodily injury to the list of crimes that trigger the “prison releasee reoffender” status. Those designated as prison releasee reoffenders must receive mandatory minimum sentences ranging from five to life years, and the changes also tighten the Florida Career Offender Registration Act. The changes target repeat violent offenders and aim to increase public safety.

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