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Legislation Tracking - 2020 Session

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Below are the key bills that pertain to justice reform issues that have been filed thus far for Florida's 2020 Legislative Session, and are being tracked by FCAJ. Each listing is a link connecting to the bill's corresponding webpage hosted by the Florida House or Senate. Follow each link for a bill description and information on the bill's current status. 




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SB 98 - Medical Marijuana Identification Cards for Service-disabled Veterans

SB 104 - Services for Veterans and Their Families

SB 120 - Naloxone in Schools

HB 189 - Gain-time

CS/HB 259 - Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration

HB 315 - Enforcement of School Attendance [mental health days]

HB 339 - Drug Trafficking Offenses​

​CS/SB 346 - Criminal Justice

SB 394 - Gain-time

HB 415 - Workers' Compensation Benefits For Correctional Officers

SB 468 - Mandatory Sentences

HB 531 - Treatment of Inmates

SB 550 - Sentencing

SB 552 - Sentencing

SB 554 - Sentencing

CS/SB 556 - Inmate Conditional Medical Release

CS/SB 572: Release from Imprisonment

CS/SB 574 - Conditional Aging Inmate Release

SB 578 - Juvenile Justice

SB 616 - Background Screening [banning the box]

HB 645 - Qualifying Medical Conditions for Medical Use of Marijuana

HB 687 - Services for Veterans and Their Families

SB 720 - Medical Use of Marijuana in Schools

SB 750 - Victims of Reform School Abuse

SB 762 - Inmate Confinement

SB 816 - Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Correctional Officers

HB 837 - Inmate Conditional Release

CS/SB 852 - Incarcerated Pregnant Women

SB 902 - Sentencing

SB 938 - Death Penalty

SB 962 - Medical Marijuana Employee Protection

SB 1062 - Involuntary Examinations of Minors

HB 1083 - Involuntary Examinations of Minors

HB 1125 - Jury Duty

SB 1144 - Department of Juvenile Justice

HB 1259 - Restrictive Housing for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

SB 1274 - Qualifying Medical Conditions for Medical Use of Marijuana

SB 1308 - Criminal Justice

SB 1354 - Statewide Voter Registration Application

SB 1396 - Driving Under the Influence

SB 1716 - Sentencing

SB 1860 - Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use

HB 2653 - Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services - Crisis Stabilization Units

HB 4195 - 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast - South Florida Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Outreach Project

HB 4861 - Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital - Pediatric Alternative to Opioid Treatment​

HB 6045 - Death Penalty

HB 6507 - Relief/Clifford Williams/State of Florida

SB 7040 - Implementation of the Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission

HB 9093 - University of Central Florida - UCF Restores PTSD Clinic

​HB 9095 - Heart of Florida United Way Orlando United Assistance Center (Heart of FL Pulse)

Legislation Archive

Legislation Recap - 2019 Session
Legislation Recap - 2018 Session
Legislation Recap - 2017 Session
Legislation Recap - 2016 Session
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News reports covering current hot topics in justice reform

Corrections
February 18, 2020

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Female prisoner at Coleman camp alleges unsanitary conditions amid Legionnaires’ outbreak: court records [FL] - Orlando Sentinel, 2/14/2020

Worsening Legionnaires outbreak rises to 18 cases at Florida federal women’s prison - Bradenton Herald, 2/5/2020

Advocates push for fair treatment of inmates, more good-behavior credits [FL] - Florida Politics, 2/5/2020

State wrestles with prison conditions [FL] - The Gainesville Sun, 2/1/2020

[Florida] House, Senate seek to curb prison guard turnover - The News Service of Florida / WJXT-TV, 1/28/2020

Corrections officer arrested, attempted to poison inmate [FL] - Ocala Post, 1/25/2020

Shevrin Jones, Amy Mercado join push to reduce solitary confinement of pregnant prisoners [FL] - Florida Politics, 1/13/2020

Prison staffing problems continue [FL] - The News Service of Florida / WJXT-TV, 1/9/2020

Legislature looking to raise pay for corrections staff [FL] - The News Service of Florida / WMBB-TV, 1/7/2020

Jackson County inmate back in custody after escaping [FL] - WCTV-TV, 1/5/2020

State prisons have been decaying for decades [FL] - Opinion - Tallahassee Democrat, 1/5/2020

===Best Practice===
Seminole jail's innovative addiction treatment program aims to combat opioid epidemic [FL] - Orlando Sentinel, MSN, 1/2/2020

[Mexican] State dismisses warden of prison where riot killed 17 inmates - Mexico News Daily, 1/4/2020

Clay Yarborough expects movement on prison reform issue in 2020 [FL] - Florida Politics, 12/23/2019

‘Extreme paradigm shift’ on state prison system [FL] - Gatehouse Media / The Lakeland Ledger, 12/22/2019

Florida lawmakers confronted with prison problems - The News Service of Florida / Orlando Weekly, 12/19/2019

Florida prisons in need of major help - Editorial - Florida Times-Union / Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 12/18/2019

Florida prisons are miserable to begin with. Imagine being locked up and transgender, too. - McClatchy DC, 12/16/2019

Osceola jail ignored woman's miscarriage symptoms, before a county judge released her early [FL] - Orlando Weekly, 12/13/2019

Rubio seeks inquiry into federal prison abuse allegations [US-FL] - The Associated Press / U.S. News & World Report, 12/9/2019

Rob Bradley expects progress on prison crisis in 2020 [FL] - Florida Politics, 12/9/2019

Advocacy group sues over prisons settlement [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat, 12/6/2019

Virginia Gov. Northam suspends policy that allowed 8-year-old girl to be strip searched, says he was 'deeply disturbed' - The Virginian-Pilot / Daily Press, 12/6/2019

Police arrest 9 Geo Group protesters amid daylong disruption at Boca headquarters [FL] - South Florida Sun Sentinel / Sunburn, Florida Politics, 12/4/2019

FL prisons chief warns of trouble in ‘marginal’ system - The Crime Report, 12/3/2019

As Epstein died, guards allegedly shopped online and slept [NY] - The Associated Press / WSPA-TV, 11/19/2019

Largest number of new positions under DeSantis' state budget would be in Florida Department of Corrections - The News Service of Florida / Orlando Weekly, 11/19/2019

State officials appeal in Corrections Dept. battle over prison shifts [FL] - The News Service of Florida / Law.com, 11/18/2019

Kicking off SHU [FL] - Takeaways from Tallahassee, Florida Politics, 11/16/2019

Sheriff: Inmate ran Florida meth business from Georgia jail - The Associated Press / WJXT-TV, 11/14/2019

Dianne Hart criminal justice bill would define basic inmate rights [FL] - Florida Politics, 11/13/2019

Florida inmate accused of strangling cellmate, stomping on throat - The Associated Press / The Lakeland Ledger, 11/12/2019
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