Florida Senate - 2025                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for HB 1455
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             05/01/2025 04:54 PM       .      05/01/2025 12:02 PM       
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       Senator Martin moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 794.0116, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         794.0116 Sexual offenses by registered sexual offenders or
    8  sexual predators; mandatory sentencing.—
    9         (1) A person who was previously convicted of or had
   10  adjudication withheld for any offense listed in s. 775.21 or s.
   11  943.0435 and commits a violation of s. 787.025(2)(c); s.
   12  794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 800.04(4) or (5); s.
   13  825.1025(2) or (3); s. 827.071; or s. 847.0145 shall be
   14  sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment as
   15  follows:
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   17  Florida Statute                  Mandatory minimum          
   18  787.025(2)(c)                    10 years                   
   19  794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10)10 years                   
   20  800.04(4) or (5)                 10 years                   
   21  825.1025(2) or (3)               10 years                   
   22  827.071 (victim older than 12 years of age)10 years                   
   23  827.071 (victim 12 years of age or younger)20 years                   
   24  847.0145                         10 years                   
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   26         (2) Notwithstanding s. 775.082(3), chapter 958, any other
   27  law, or any interpretation or construction thereof, a person
   28  subject to sentencing under this section must be sentenced to
   29  the mandatory term of imprisonment provided under this section.
   30  If the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment imposed under this
   31  section exceeds the maximum sentence authorized under s.
   32  775.082, s. 775.084, or chapter 921, the mandatory minimum term
   33  of imprisonment under this section must be imposed. If the
   34  mandatory minimum term of imprisonment under this section is
   35  less than the sentence that could be imposed under s. 775.082,
   36  s. 775.084, or chapter 921, the sentence imposed must include
   37  the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment under this section.
   38         (3) A defendant sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
   39  imprisonment under this section is not eligible for statutory
   40  gain-time under s. 944.275 or any form of discretionary early
   41  release, other than pardon or executive clemency, or conditional
   42  medical release under s. 947.149, before serving the minimum
   43  sentence.
   44         Section 2. This act shall take effect on October 1, 2025.
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   46  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   47  And the title is amended as follows:
   48         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   49  and insert:
   50                        A bill to be entitled                      
   51         An act relating to sexual offenses by persons
   52         previously convicted of sexual offenses; creating s.
   53         794.0116, F.S.; providing mandatory minimum terms of
   54         imprisonment for specified sexual offenses when
   55         committed by registered sexual offenders or sexual
   56         predators; providing requirements for such sentences;
   57         providing an effective date.