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FL S0440

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Randolph Bracy

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Florida Legislature to adjust federal decennial census population counts by reassigning prisoners to their last residential address before incarceration, rather than counting them at the correctional facility where they reside during the census

  • Mandates adjustments to all relevant population counts, including by age, gender, and race, and requires removal of prisoners from the population counts of geographic units containing correctional facilities

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to submit a report to the Legislature by June 1 of each decennial census year listing each prisoner's name, age, gender, race, facility location, and last pre-incarceration address

  • Directs the Secretary of Corrections to request federal facility operators in Florida to provide the same prisoner demographic and address information for federally incarcerated individuals

  • Applies adjusted census figures to all legislative acts based on population and all constitutional apportionments

Legislative Description

Decennial Census

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice

4/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice1/15/2021

Full Bill Text

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