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FL H6053

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Anna Eskamani

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals mandatory minimum prison sentences for drug trafficking offenses under Florida Statutes sections 893.13 and 893.135, including trafficking in cannabis, cocaine, opioids, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other controlled substances

  • Removes the 3-year mandatory minimum sentence for selling controlled substances within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, community centers, and child care facilities

  • Eliminates tiered mandatory minimums that previously ranged from 3 to 25 years depending on drug type and quantity, while maintaining the underlying first-degree felony classifications

  • Retains capital felony penalties for trafficking offenses that result in death or involve importing large quantities with knowledge that death would likely result

  • Amends the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart to update references to trafficking statutes and removes mandatory minimum sentencing provisions from Level 7, 8, and 9 offenses

Legislative Description

Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Trafficking

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice Subcommittee12/12/2019

Full Bill Text

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