---
type: "Bill"
title: "Battery by Strangulation"
description: "Battery by Strangulation; Prohibits battery by strangulation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1375"
citation: "Florida HB 1375 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["crimes", "criminal procedure and corrections"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-237"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b86d5c5-0318-4cac-a579-f0baa219159a"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1375/ByCategory"
source_hash: "66340064272f76cfe161fe1c7a03387017e9f05c94f87404fe44d56042cf111b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1375 (2023) — Battery by Strangulation

Battery by Strangulation; Prohibits battery by strangulation.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-237.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1375 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1375/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1375 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1375/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1375 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1375/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee) — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-02** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-03-09** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-13** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2023-03-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-14** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17** Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-21** Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-21** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-29** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2023-03-31** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2023-03-31** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-31** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-01** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-05-01** Substituted for CS/SB 1334
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-01** In Messages
- **2023-05-01** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-14** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-16** Chapter No. 2023-237

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b86d5c5-0318-4cac-a579-f0baa219159a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).