Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (444324) for SB 1726
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  04/01/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
       (Crist) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory amendment)
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    3         Between lines 106 and 107
    4  insert:
    5         (3) The defendant’s substance abuse or addiction, including
    6  intoxication at the time of the offense, is not a mitigating
    7  factor under subsection (2) and does not, under any
    8  circumstances, justify a downward departure from the permissible
    9  sentencing range.
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   12  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   13         And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   14         Delete lines 91 - 92
   15  and insert:
   16         Section 2. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (2) and
   17  subsection (3) of section 921.0026, Florida Statutes, is amended
   18  to read: