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FL S1304

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Brandes

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates conditional sentences for nonviolent felony offenders with substance use or mental health disorders who need treatment and do not pose a danger to the community

  • Requires offenders to complete a minimum 90-day in-prison treatment program administered by the Department of Corrections, 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, battery on law enforcement, child abuse, resisting arrest with violence; sex offenses; or weapon-enhanced offenses

  • Authorizes the Department of Corrections to terminate offenders from the treatment program for medical concerns, disruptive behavior, or rule violations, requiring them to serve the remainder of their sentence in custody

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to track recidivism data and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature beginning October 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Sentencing

Last Action

Died in Appropriations

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/19/2020
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice1/21/2020
Criminal Justice1/8/2020

Full Bill Text

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