CS/SB 1278: Department of Corrections
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Martin
Department of Corrections; Providing additional authority for law enforcement officers of the office of the inspector general concerning department and contractor-operated correctional facilities; providing that correctional privatization contracts are not exempt from specified state contracting provisions unless otherwise specified; renaming the term “private correctional facility” as “contractor-operated correctional facility”; renaming the term “private correctional officer” as “contractor-employed correctional officer”; deleting provisions concerning development of consensus per diem rates by the Prison Per-Diem Workgroup, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/5/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1337 (Ch. 2024-84) -SJ 723
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/5/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1337 (Ch. 2024-84) -SJ 723
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/4/2024 Senate • Filed
1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
• Introduced
1/18/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/23/2024 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/24/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/8/2024 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/12/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/13/2024 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2/19/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2/23/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/1/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
3/5/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 722
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1337 -SJ 723
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1337 (Ch. 2024-84) -SJ 723
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CS/SB 1278, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2024 at 3:30 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/20/2024 (pdf)
Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1337 (er) Department of Corrections Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/12/2024 Chapter No. 2024-84 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/22/2024 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 16 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (52)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. Page 12 (pdf) 553.865 Private spaces. Page 13 (pdf) 633.218 Inspections of state buildings and premises; tests of firesafety equipment; building plans to be approved. Page 14 (pdf) 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 15 (pdf) 775.261 The Florida Career Offender Registration Act. Page 18 (pdf) 784.078 Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials. Page 20 (pdf) 800.09 Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee. Page 20 (pdf) 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 21 (pdf) 943.13 Officers’ minimum qualifications for employment or appointment. Page 26 (pdf) 943.325 DNA database. Page 28 (pdf) 944.105 Contractual arrangements with private entities for operation and maintenance of correctional facilities and supervision of inmates. Page 29 (pdf) 944.151 Safe operation and security of correctional institutions and facilities. Page 30 (pdf) 944.17 Commitments and classification; transfers. Page 32 (pdf) 944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. Page 2 (pdf) 944.35 Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties. Page 32 (pdf) 944.40 Escapes; penalty. Page 34 (pdf) 944.605 Inmate release; notification; identification card. Page 34 (pdf) 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release. Page 36 (pdf) 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders. Page 38 (pdf) 944.608 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders. Page 42 (pdf) 944.609 Career offenders; notification upon release. Page 43 (pdf) 944.7031 Eligible inmates released from private correctional facilities. Page 44 (pdf) 944.710 Definitions of terms relating to private operation of state correctional facilities and s. 944.105. Page 5 (pdf) 944.714 Quality assurance and standards of operation. Page 45 (pdf) 944.715 Delegation of authority. Page 46 (pdf) 944.716 Contract termination and control of a correctional facility by the department. Page 47 (pdf) 944.717 Conflicts of interest. Page 48 (pdf) 944.718 Withdrawal of request for proposals. Page 48 (pdf) 944.719 Adoption of rules, monitoring, and reporting. Page 48 (pdf) 944.72 Privately Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. Page 49 (pdf) 944.801 Education for state prisoners. Page 50 (pdf) 944.803 Faith- and character-based programs. Page 50 (pdf) 945.10 Confidential information. Page 51 (pdf) 945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds. Page 52 (pdf) 945.6041 Inmate medical services. Page 53 (pdf) 946.5025 Authorization of corporation to enter into contracts. Page 54 (pdf) 946.503 Definitions to be used with respect to correctional work programs. Page 54 (pdf) 951.062 Contractual arrangements for operation and maintenance of county detention facilities. Page 55 (pdf) 951.063 Privately operated county correctional facilities. Page 55 (pdf) 957.04 Contract requirements. Page 6 (pdf) 957.05 Requirements for contractors operating private correctional facilities. Page 55 (pdf) 957.06 Powers and duties not delegable to contractor. Page 57 (pdf) 957.07 Cost-saving requirements. Page 9 (pdf) 957.08 Capacity requirements. Page 57 (pdf) 957.09 Applicability of chapter to other provisions of law. Page 57 (pdf) 957.12 Prohibition on contact. Page 11 (pdf) 957.13 Background checks. Page 58 (pdf) 957.14 Contract termination and control of a correctional facility by the department. Page 58 (pdf) 957.15 Funding of contracts for operation, maintenance, and lease-purchase of private correctional facilities. Page 11 (pdf) 960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 59 (pdf) 985.481 Sexual offenders adjudicated delinquent; notification upon release. Page 60 (pdf) 985.4815 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders. Page 62 (pdf) -
SB 1278, Original Filed Version Posted 1/4/2024 at 8:10 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1337 (c1) Department of Corrections Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/12/2024 Chapter No. 2024-84
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 685438 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Martin)2/6/2024
10:39 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/9/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/23/2024 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/8/2024 2:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties. Page 1 (pdf) 957.04 Contract requirements. Page 4 (pdf) 957.07 Cost-saving requirements. Page 5 (pdf) 957.12 Prohibition on contact. Page 7 (pdf) 957.15 Funding of contracts for operation, maintenance, and lease-purchase of private correctional facilities. Page 7 (pdf)