HB 755: Corrections
GENERAL BILL by Bracy
Corrections; Revises method of appointment for Secretary of Corrections; creates Florida Corrections Commission; revises definition of "victim injury" by removing prohibition on assessing certain victim injury sentence points for sexual misconduct by an employee of DOC or private correctional facility; expands DOC's security review committee functions; revises provisions relating to use of force; revises reporting requirements; requires DOC to measure recidivism; revises provisions relating to trust funds; prohibits purchase of weight-training equipment; requires DOC to consider needs of inmates over 50 years of age; allows inmate & others to hire & pay for an independent medical evaluation; specifies purpose for outside evaluations; expands eligibility for conditional medical release. APPROPRIATION: $8,094,257
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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11/19/2015 | House |
• Filed |
12/10/2015 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 66 |
1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 66 |
3/11/2016 | House |
• Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
Related Bills
Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
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H 757 | Trust Funds/Creation/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC | Bracy | Linked |
Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Location: In committee/council (CRJS) |
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S 930 | Trust Funds/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC | Evers | Compare |
Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Location: In committee/council (ACJ) |
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S 932 (c1) | Inmate Welfare and Employee Benefit Trust Funds | Evers | Compare |
Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Location: In committee/council (ACJ) |
|
S 7006 | Corrections | Criminal Justice | Compare |
Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Location: In committee/council (ACJ) |
|
S 7066 | Criminal Justice | Criminal Justice | Compare |
Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Location: In committee/council (ACJ) |
Committee Amendments
Floor Amendments
Bill Analyses
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No Committee Vote History AvailableVote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (27)
Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
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20.315 | Department of Corrections. | Page 7 (pdf) |
43.16 | Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties. | Page 14 (pdf) |
110.205 | Career service; exemptions. | Page 7 (pdf) |
216.136 | Consensus estimating conferences; duties and principals. | Page 14 (pdf) |
435.04 | Level 2 screening standards. | Page 48 (pdf) |
921.0021 | Definitions. | Page 16 (pdf) |
921.0022 | Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. | Page 48 (pdf) |
944.151 | Security of correctional institutions and facilities. | Page 17 (pdf) |
944.275 | Gain-time. | Page 22 (pdf) |
944.31 | Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. | Page 22 (pdf) |
944.331 | Inmate grievance procedure. | Page 26 (pdf) |
944.35 | Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties. | Page 28 (pdf) |
944.72 | Privately Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. | Page 56 (pdf) |
944.8041 | Elderly offenders; annual review. | Page 37 (pdf) |
944.805 | Page 38 (pdf) | |
945.10 | Confidential information. | Page 39 (pdf) |
945.215 | Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds. | Page 39 (pdf) |
945.21501 | Employee Benefit Trust Fund. | Page 57 (pdf) |
945.2151 | Verifying social security numbers. | Page 58 (pdf) |
945.48 | Rights of inmates provided mental health treatment; procedure for involuntary treatment. | Page 43 (pdf) |
945.6031 | Required reports and surveys. | Page 44 (pdf) |
945.6033 | Continuing contracts with health care providers. | Page 44 (pdf) |
945.6034 | Minimum health care standards. | Page 44 (pdf) |
945.6039 | Page 45 (pdf) | |
947.149 | Conditional medical release. | Page 46 (pdf) |
948.10 | Community control programs. | Page 46 (pdf) |
951.221 | Sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates; penalties. | Page 47 (pdf) |
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