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CS/SB 7020: Corrections

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Criminal Justice

Corrections; Creating the Florida Corrections Commission within the Justice Administrative Commission; expanding the department’s security review committee functions; creating criminal penalties for employees who willfully or by culpable negligence withhold food and water and other essential services; requiring all nonreactionary use of force incidents using chemical agents be videotaped; providing for appropriations to the Corrections Commission, the Correctional Medical Authority, and the Department of Corrections, etc. APPROPRIATION: $8,094,257

Effective Date: Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2015
Last Action: 4/29/2015 House - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/2015 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Criminal Justice
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
2/18/2015 Senate • Filed
2/20/2015 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 147
2/27/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/04/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced
3/4/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 194
3/6/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 194
3/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/18/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/18/2015 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
3/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 227
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/24/15
3/23/2015 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 237
3/24/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 248
• Amendment(s) adopted (187270, 469852, 611450, 636484, 680590, 891790, 923206) -SJ 248
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 250
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/1/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 299
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 300
4/2/2015 House • In Messages
4/22/2015 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 679
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/15
• Received -HJ 678
4/24/2015 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 7131 -HJ 831
• Read 2nd time -HJ 831
• Amendment(s) adopted (599547) -HJ 838
• Read 3rd time -HJ 838
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 838
4/24/2015 Senate • In returning messages
4/29/2015 Senate • Refused to concur, requested House to recede -SJ 782, 789
4/29/2015 House • In returning messages
• Died in returning Messages