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HB 705: Sentencing and Incarceration

GENERAL BILL by Donalds ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Cortes ; Geller ; Grieco

Sentencing and Incarceration; Designates act the "Florida First Step Act"; requires DOC to provide inmates with community reentry resource directory; provides requirements for directory; authorizes prison entrepreneurship program & award of gain-time for completion; authorizes transfer of inmate to administrative probation in certain circumstances; provides for alternative sanctioning program for probationers or offenders on community control who commit technical violations; requires sentence below statutory minimum for certain drug trafficking offenses in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/7/2019 House • Filed
    2/13/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 77
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 77
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167)

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  • HB 705, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2019 at 1:47 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 859 Administrative Probation Latvala Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    H 953 (c1) Inmate Reentry Stone Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    H 963 (c1) Probation Violations Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill
    H 7125 (er) Administration of Justice Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 7/1/2019 Chapter No. 2019-167, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), CS/SB 160 (Ch. 2019-45), CS/SB 828 (Ch. 2019-50), SB 910 (Ch. 2019-61), SB 1136 (Ch. 2019-53), CS/CS/SB 1418 (Ch. 2019-134) Track This Bill
    S 400 Mandatory Sentences Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 642 (c2) Public Safety Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/1/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1021 (Ch. 2019-91), HB 5011 (Ch. 2019-95), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167), CS/SB 160 (Ch. 2019-45), CS/SB 828 (Ch. 2019-50), SB 910 (Ch. 2019-61), CS/CS/SB 1418 (Ch. 2019-134) -SJ 696 Track This Bill
    S 1334 (c1) Criminal Justice Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 595 (Ch. 2019-81), CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    893.03 Standards and schedules. Page 18 (pdf)
    893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Page 17 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 5 (pdf)
    944.611 Legislative intent. Page 16 (pdf)
    944.705 Release orientation program. Page 3 (pdf)
    944.801 Education for state prisoners. Page 4 (pdf)
    948.001 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    948.013 Administrative probation. Page 7 (pdf)
    948.03 Terms and conditions of probation. Page 7 (pdf)
    948.06 Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision. Page 8 (pdf)

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