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CS/CS/HB 7131: Corrections

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Trujillo ; Bracy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Peters

Corrections; Requires DOC to administer certain operations through regions; exempts IG's office from the Career Service System; requires projections of prison admissions & populations for elderly felony offenders; removes prohibition on assessing certain victim injury sentence points for sexual misconduct by employee of DOC or private correctional facility with inmate or offender; expands DOC's security review committee functions to include safe operation of institutions & facilities; revises provisions relating to physical inspections of state & private buildings & structures & prioritizes institutions for inspection; revises provisions relating to duties of staff concerning safety & security; prohibits inmate from receiving incentive gain-time credits for completing requirements for & receiving high school equivalency diploma or vocational certificate if inmate was convicted of specified offense on or after specified date; requires that copy of written memorandum of understanding for notification & investigation of certain events between DOC & FDLE be provided in timely manner; requires specialized training for inspectors in certain circumstances; requires specialized training for effectively managing mentally ill inmates in nonforceful ways; requires policies concerning chemical agents; creates body camera pilot program; authorizes court to sentence certain offenders to county jail for up to 24 months. APPROPRIATION: $1,765,754

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/24/2015 House - Laid on Table -HJ 831
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/26/2015 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 318
    3/30/2015 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 351
    4/3/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/07/15, 10:30 am, Reed Hall
    4/7/2015 House • CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -HJ 470
    4/8/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 468
    4/9/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 503
    4/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/14/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/14/2015 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 3 -HJ 580
    4/15/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    4/16/2015 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 579
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 588
    4/22/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/15
    4/24/2015 House • Substituted CS/SB 7020 (Died in House returning Messages) -HJ 831
    • Laid on Table -HJ 831

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  • CS/CS/HB 7131, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2015 at 6:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5203 Sentencing Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 7020 (e1) Corrections Criminal Justice Compare Last Action: 4/29/2015 H Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from Senate     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.315 Department of Corrections. Page 3 (pdf)
    110.205 Career service; exemptions. Page 5 (pdf)
    216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals. Page 6 (pdf)
    921.0021 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf)
    944.151 Security of correctional institutions and facilities. Page 8 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 12 (pdf)
    944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. Page 13 (pdf)
    944.35 Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties. Page 16 (pdf)
    947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 19 (pdf)
    950.021 Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7131, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/8/2015 at 9:01 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 5203 Sentencing Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 7020 (e1) Corrections Criminal Justice Compare Last Action: 4/29/2015 H Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from Senate     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    470049 - Amendment
    Remove lines 54-59 and insert:     		Trujillo 4/13/2015
    8:31 PM     		Adopted
    4/14/2015     		PDF
    881615 - Amendment
    Between lines 59 and 60, insert:     		Trujillo 4/13/2015
    9:30 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/14/2015     		PDF
    352009 - Amendment
    Between lines 59 and 60, insert:     		Trujillo 4/14/2015
    12:36 PM     		Adopted
    4/14/2015     		PDF
    400179 - Amendment
    Between lines 322 and 323, insert:     		Trujillo 4/13/2015
    8:32 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/14/2015     		PDF
    796587 - Amendment
    Between lines 463 and 464, insert:     		Trujillo 4/14/2015
    12:35 PM     		Adopted
    4/14/2015     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.315 Department of Corrections. Page 3 (pdf)
    216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0021 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    944.151 Security of correctional institutions and facilities. Page 5 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 9 (pdf)
    944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. Page 10 (pdf)
    947.1405 Conditional release program. Page 13 (pdf)
    950.021 Page 16 (pdf)

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  • HB 7131, Original Filed Version Posted 3/26/2015 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7020 (e1) Corrections Criminal Justice Compare Last Action: 4/29/2015 H Died in returning Messages
    Location: In returning messages from Senate     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    288973 - Amendment
    Between lines 36 and 37, insert:     		Trujillo 4/6/2015
    6:12 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/7/2015     		PDF
    931119 - Amendment
    Between lines 299 and 300, insert:     		Burgess 4/6/2015
    6:14 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/7/2015     		PDF
    150299 - Amendment
    Remove line 299 and insert:     		Trujillo 4/6/2015
    6:17 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/7/2015     		PDF
    hierarchy 331389 - Amendment to Amendment (150299)
    Remove line 6 of the amendment and insert:     		Trujillo 4/7/2015
    9:04 AM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/7/2015     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    216.136 Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.0021 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    944.151 Security of correctional institutions and facilities. Page 4 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 8 (pdf)
    944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. Page 9 (pdf)

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