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CS/HB 1561: County and Municipal Detention Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee ; Bush ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Chambliss ; Hart ; Morales

County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Creates Florida Model Jail Standards Working Group; specifies municipal or county detention facility shall adopt Florida Model Jail Standards; provides requirements for jail standards; requires inspection; prohibits any person in charge of detention facility from refusing inspection; provides financial penalties for persons in charge of detention facilities who refuse to allow inspections, or for facilities found to be noncompliant with jail standards; requires noncompliant detention facilities to cease operations & contract with other detention facilities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/3/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1236 (Ch. 2022-108)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/11/2022 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2022 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2/4/2022 House • Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
2/8/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/9/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/10/2022 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2/11/2022 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2/15/2022 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/21/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/23/2022 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/28/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
3/3/2022 House • Substituted CS/SB 1236
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1236 (Ch. 2022-108)