Loading chat...
FL H1003
Bill
Status
3/14/2020
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Stone
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Creates conditional sentences for nonviolent felony offenders with substance use or mental health treatment needs, requiring a minimum 90-day in-prison treatment program followed by 24 months of drug offender or mental health probation
-
Excludes offenders convicted of capital, life, or first-degree felonies; certain second and third-degree felonies; assault on law enforcement; child abuse; sex offenses; or crimes involving weapon sentence enhancements
-
Requires the Department of Corrections to provide written notice to the court, state attorney, defense counsel, and victims when offenders enter or are terminated from in-prison treatment programs
-
Mandates offenders pay probation costs and treatment costs if financially able, with violations potentially resulting in probation revocation and imposition of any authorized sentence
-
Requires the Department of Corrections to develop a computerized tracking system and submit annual recidivism reports to the Governor and Legislature beginning October 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Sentencing
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/14/2020