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Legislation Tracking - 2020 Session

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Below are the key bills pertaining to justice reform issues that were filed during 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. 





Passed bills

​SB 28 - Relief of Clifford Williams by the State of Florida

CS/CS/CS/SB 230 -  Department of Health

HB 615 - Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction

CS/CS/CS/HB 713 -  Health Regulation

HB 743 - Nonopioid Alternatives

CS/SB 852 - Incarcerated Pregnant Women

SB 1080 - Nonopioid Alternatives

HB 1259 - Restrictive Housing for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

CS/CS/SB 1286 - Contraband in Specified Facilities

SB 1292 - Public Records/Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor

HB 6507 - Relief/Clifford Williams/State of Florida


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Failed bills

SB 18 - Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida

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

SB 104 - Services for Veterans and Their Families

SB 120 - Naloxone in Schools

HB 149 - Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

HB 189 - Gain-time

SB 212 - Medical Marijuana Retail Facilities

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

CS/HB 421 - Detention of Children

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 588 - Enforcement of School Attendance

HB 595 - Medical Marijuana Employee Protection

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

CS/CS/SB 700 - Juvenile Justice

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/CS/SB 872 - Public Records/Florida Commission on Offender Review

SB 902 - Sentencing

CS/CS/HB 903 - Fines and Fees

SB 938 - Death Penalty

HB 949 - Juvenile Justice

SB 962 - Medical Marijuana Employee Protection

SB 1062 - Involuntary Examinations of Minors

HB 1083 - Involuntary Examinations of Minors

HB 1125 - Jury Duty

HB 1131 - Sentence Review Hearings

SB 1144 - Department of Juvenile Justice

SB 1274 - Qualifying Medical Conditions for Medical Use of Marijuana

SB 1308 - Criminal Justice

CS/SB 1328 - Fines and Fees

SB 1342 - Court-ordered Expunction and Sealing of Certain Records

SB 1354 - Statewide Voter Registration Application

SB 1396 - Driving Under the Influence

CS/SB 1590 - Juror Sanctions

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

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

CS/HB 7065 - School Safety

CS/HB 7077 - Postsentencing Forensic Analysis

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

Adult Behavioral Health
March 17, 2020

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Gadsden County getting millions in mental health, hurricane recovery grants [FL] - WFSU-FM, 3/5/2020

With Super Tuesday out of the way, Joe Biden releases plan to tackle opioids crisis [US, FL] - Florida Politics, 3/4/2020

She wanted addiction treatment. She ended up in the relapse capital of America [FL] - Vox, 3/2/2020

Florida, other states agree to drug settlement - The News Service of Florida / WJXT-TV, 2/25/2020

Ashley Moody, Vern Buchanan stress importance of prevention for opioid abuse [FL] - Florida Politics, 2/24/2020

Nikki Fried backs federal bill supporting mental health in rural communities [US, FL] - Florida Politics, 2/20/2020

[Florida] Senators back changing opioid law - The News Service of Florida / WJXT-TV, 2/19/2020

John Rutherford backs [federal] proposal helping law enforcement work closer with mental health providers [US, FL] - Florida Daily, 2/17/2020

Free, nonjudgmental aid for family of the mentally ill [FL] - Opinion - Tallahassee Democrat, 2/9/2020

Ashley Moody, pharmacy chains tangle in opioid lawsuit [FL] - The News Service of Florida / Florida Politics, 2/6/2020

A step in fighting 'invisible disease' [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat, 2/3/2020

Nick DiCeglie off to strong start during 2020 Session [FL] - Florida Politics, 1/27/2020

Mental health funding for Hurricane Michael survivors continues [FL] - The Panama City News-Herald / Government Technology, 1/24/2020

Rescuing the rescuers: First responder leaders address mental health [FL, GA, US] - WCTV-TV / MSN, 1/23/2020

Waltz introduces [federal] PTSD bill [US, FL] - The Delegation, Florida Politics, 1/21/2020

Feds OK use of opioid funds to stem meth, cocaine surge [US] - The Associated Press / Times News, 1/21/2020

FSU researchers, John E. Polk Correctional Facility and nonprofit service provider team up to address trauma for individuals releasing from jail [FL] - Press release - Florida State University, 1/15/2020

IPDMP posts results [FL] - Takeaways from Tallahassee, Florida Politics, 1/11/2020

Mental health care services for veterans and their families worthy of bipartisan support [US, FL] - Opinion - Florida Politics, 1/9/2020

Here’s why Florida knows more about its drug-overdose deaths than the feds - Miami Herald, 1/8/2020

Dry January, Sober Semester and taking a break from alcohol can improve your health [US] - USA Today / Chicago Sun-Times, 1/7/2020

Florida attorney general pushes DEA to better account for illicit use of opioids - Space Coast Daily, 12/29/2019

Ardian Zika bill would help veterans in crisis [FL] - Florida Politics, 12/17/2019

Language from Buchanan’s Fentanyl Sanctions Act passes [U.S.] House [US-FL] - The Ripon Advance, 12/16/2019

[Federal program partners with Facebook to fight opioid addiction] [US-FL] - Sunburn, Florida Politics, 12/13/2019

County Commission adopts needle exchange ordinance [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat, 12/12/2019

[Florida] First Lady pushes effort to help first responders cope - Florida Politics, 12/10/2019

Needle access programs gain momentum in Louisiana - Lafayette Daily Advertiser / MSN, 12/9/2019
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