HB 6021 - Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Trafficking

• Repeals mandatory minimum sentences for numerous drug trafficking offenses under Florida Statutes sections 893.13 and 893.135, allowing judges greater sentencing discretion.

• Removes mandatory minimum prison terms for specified controlled substance trafficking (cocaine, cannabis, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs) while maintaining felony classifications and severity rankings.

• Retains mandatory minimum sentences only for drug trafficking offenses that occur within 1,000 feet of child care facilities, schools, parks, or community centers; removes the 3-year minimum for other locations.

• Updates the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart (section 921.0022) to conform with changes made by eliminating mandatory minimums from drug trafficking statutes.

• Takes effect upon becoming law with no stated retroactivity provisions.