Senate Bill 1478 (2023) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 1478: Criminal Sentencing

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Simon

Criminal Sentencing; Prohibiting points from being assessed for violations of community sanctions which are resolved under an alternative sanctioning program for purposes of calculations under the Criminal Punishment Code; providing for the resolution of low-risk violations of probation through an alternative sanctioning program in certain circumstances; requiring the court to release the probationer or offender without bail under certain conditions; authorizing the court to impose nonmonetary conditions of release under certain conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 3/11/2024 Senate - Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/2/2023	Senate	• Filed
3/9/2023	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023	Senate	• Introduced
3/30/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
4/4/2023	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
4/5/2023	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
4/6/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
4/11/2023	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
4/12/2023	Senate	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
4/13/2023	Senate	• Now in Fiscal Policy
4/20/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2023	Senate	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/26/2023	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
4/28/2023	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 627 • Amendment(s) adopted (185804) -SJ 627 • Read 3rd time -SJ 628 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 628
4/28/2023	House	• In Messages
5/1/2023	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
5/2/2023	House	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 224833 adopted • Amendment 199509 superseded by substitute • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
5/3/2023	Senate	• In returning messages • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (224833) -SJ 794 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 794 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/26/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2023		• Vetoed by Governor
10/27/2023	Senate	• Veto Message received (2023 Special Session C, 2024 Regular Session) • Veto Message referred to Rules
3/11/2024	Senate	• Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State

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CS/SB 1478, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 8:39 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1263 (c1)	Criminal Sentencing	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 1 (pdf)
948.06	Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision.	Page 6 (pdf)

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CS/SB 1478, Engrossed 2 Posted 5/3/2023 at 7:35 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1263 (c1)	Criminal Sentencing	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 1 (pdf)
948.06	Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision.	Page 6 (pdf)

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CS/SB 1478, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/28/2023 at 4:49 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	House Message Summary (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1263 (c1)	Criminal Sentencing	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
199509 - Amendment Remove line 238 and insert:	Amesty	5/1/2023 9:43 PM	House: Superseded by Substitute 5/2/2023	PDF
224833 - Substitute Amendment (199509) Remove lines 233-239 and insert:	Gregory	5/2/2023 8:54 AM	Senate: Concurred 5/3/2023	PDF

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
5/3/2023 1:35 PM	House	116 Yeas - 0 Nays
5/3/2023 4:18 PM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 1 (pdf)
948.06	Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision.	Page 6 (pdf)

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CS/SB 1478, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/5/2023 at 1:01 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf) Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf) Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/24/2023 (pdf) Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/26/2023 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1263 (c1)	Criminal Sentencing	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
184294 - Amendment Delete lines 176 - 400 and insert:	Simon	4/28/2023 11:33 AM	Senate: Withdrawn 4/28/2023	Web Page PDF
185804 - Amendment Delete lines 176 - 400 and insert:	Simon	4/28/2023 2:52 PM	Senate: Adopted 4/28/2023	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
4/12/2023 11:30 AM	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	12 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/25/2023 10:00 AM	Fiscal Policy	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

Floor Votes (1)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/28/2023 4:05 PM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 2 (pdf)
948.06	Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision.	Page 7 (pdf)

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SB 1478, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2023 at 2:14 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1263 (c1)	Criminal Sentencing	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
804234 - Amendment Delete lines 69 - 377 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Simon)	4/3/2023 8:18 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/4/2023	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/4/2023 8:30 AM	Criminal Justice	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 2 (pdf)
948.06	Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision.	Page 7 (pdf)

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