06/16/2026
We stand for law and order. Today in Winter Haven, I was proud to sign five bills to enhance public safety and support law enforcement:
✔️ SB 432: Establishes trafficking penalties for xylazine, a dangerous drug commonly known as “tranq”, and enacts tougher penalties for criminals who market addictive substances to appeal to youth.
✔️ SB 1332: Strengthens Florida’s Career Offender Registration Act and gives law enforcement better tools to monitor serious repeat offenders.
✔️ HB 429: Modernizes Florida’s criminal gang statutes by expanding the criteria that can be used to establish gang involvement.
✔️ SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, honors a Daytona Beach police officer who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. This law strengthens protections for law enforcement officers and ensures that those who attack, injure, or kill officers face the toughest penalties available.
✔️ SB 436: Ensures that repeat violent offenders face more serious consequences. If a person has been convicted for resisting an officer with violence, a second battery offense can be elevated to a felony.
These bills reinforce our commitment to making Florida the most law enforcement-friendly state in the union—and the worst state in which to commit crimes.