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FL H0845
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
- Shifts eligibility determination for veterans treatment court programs from the state attorney to the court, in consultation with the multidisciplinary team, removing the requirement that defendants apply to and be approved by the state attorney
- Authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants convicted of nonviolent felonies into postadjudicatory veterans treatment court programs, notwithstanding sentencing guidelines, for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2016
- Defines "nonviolent felony" as a third degree felony under chapter 810 (burglary-related offenses) or any felony that is not a forcible felony under s. 776.08
- Requires defendants to be fully advised of the program's purpose and to agree to enter; the original sentencing court must relinquish jurisdiction to the veterans treatment court program until the defendant completes, is terminated from, or finishes their sentence
- Assigns the veterans treatment court judge to hear and dispose of any probation or community control violations that occur while a defendant is participating in the program
- Effective date of July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Veterans Affairs
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/2/2025
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee3/14/2025
Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/2/2025
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