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Legislation Tracking - 2022 Session

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This is our last look at the results of Florida's 2022 Regular Legislative Session. Many bills were filed pertaining to justice issues, a considerable number passed, and the governor has signed a dozen of them into law. FCAJ has been tracking them below, with each listing including a link to the bill's corresponding webpage hosted by the Florida House or Senate. Follow each link for a bill description, texts, and real-time status. This service is provided for informational purposes and does not imply endorsement or opposition of any bill by FCAJ.


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​Bills signed into law by Gov. DeSantis

HB 3 - Law Enforcement Officer, Benefits, Recruitment, and Training

​HB 235 - Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; companion bill SB 390

CS/SB 282 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; companion bill CS/HB 795

SB 312 - Telehealth; companion bill HB 17

SB 534
 - Prescription Drugs Used in the Treatment of Schizophrenia for Medicaid Recipients; companion bill HB 885​

​​SB 544 - Drug-related Overdose Prevention; companion bill CS/HB 731

​CS/SB 566 - Mental Health Professional Licensure; companion bill HB 343

SB 704 - Substance Abuse Service Providers; companion bill HB 479

​​SB 1262 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse

​CS/HB 1521 - Professional Counselors Licensure Compact; companion bill CS/SB 358

​SB 1712 - Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program; companion bill HB 1315

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​CS/SB 1844 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse



Passed resolutions filed with Secretary of State

CS/HJR 1 - Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Specified Critical Public Service Workforce

SM 302 - Recognizing Veteran Suicide; companion bill HM 63



Passed bills

​CS/HB 95 - Controlled Substance Offenses; companion bill CS/SB 190

​HB 195 - Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction; companion bill CS/SB 342

HB 197 - Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor; companion bill CS/SB 344

SB 226 - Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs; companion bill HB 25

​HB 287 - Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence; companion bill SB 796

​​HB 397 - Court Fiscal Administration; companion bill SB 552

CS/CS/CS/HB 399 - Motor Vehicle and Vessel Law Enforcement; companion bill CS/SB 876

CS/SB 444 - Indecent, Lewd, or Lascivious Touching; companion bill CS/HB 379

SB 562 - Military Occupational Licensure; companion bill CS/HB 559

​CS/HB 615 - Human Trafficking

​HB 689 - Workers' Compensation Benefits for First Responders; companion bill CS/SB 1066

​HB 873 - Pub. Rec./Execution Information

​HB 899 - Mental Health of Students

CS/SB 1534 - Retail Theft; companion bill HB 1511

CS/CS/SB 1614 - Public Records/Motor Vehicle Crashes/Traffic Citations; companion bill HB 1121

​CS/SB 1798 - Sexually Explicit Material

HB 6037 - Traveling Across County Lines to Commit a Burglary; companion bill SB 360



Failed bills 

HB 11 - Impeding, Provoking, or Harassing Law Enforcement Officers

​HJR 39 - Prohibition of Slavery and Involuntary Servitude

CS/HB 87 - Professional Licensing Requirements for Barbers and Cosmetologists

HB 97 - Withholding From the Return of Cash Bonds

HB 133 - Prohibiting Cooperation With a United States Capitol Police Office Located in this State

HB 161 - Victims of Reform School Abuse

SB 164 - Physician Certifications for the Medical Use of Marijuana

​HB 169 - Parole Eligibility

​HB 171 - Criminal Rehabilitation

​HB 191 - Fee Waivers For Students Living in Recovery Residence

​HB 193 - Using Alternative Therapies to Treat Mental Health and Other Medical Conditions

HB 205 - Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

SB 260 - Renaming the Criminal Punishment Code

SB 276 - Sentencing

HB 279 - Payments to Prisoners Upon Release

SB 282 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

HB 285 - Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities

SB 326 - Physician Certifications for the Medical Use of Marijuana

HB 333 - Physician Certifications for the Medical Use of Marijuana

HB 363 - Pregnant Women in Custody

SB 370 - Offenses Against Firefighters

SB 374 - Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses

SJR 392 - Slavery and Involuntary Servitude

SB 396 - Fee Waivers for Students Living in a Recovery Residence

SB 410 - Photographic Enforcement of School Zone Speed Limits

HB 425 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Workers' Compensation for Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Officers

SB 464 - Payments to Prisoners Upon Release

HB 467 - Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

SB 482 - Victims of Reform School Abuse

HB 485 - Treatment of Inmates

SB 556 - Medical Marijuana Identification Cards for Service-disabled Veterans

HB 611 - Criminal Sentencing

SB 630 - Pregnant Women in Custody

SB 660 - Sexual Offense Victim Rights

SB 664 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Workers’ Compensation for Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Officers

SB 668 - Custodial Interrogations of Minors

HB 679 - Cannabis Regulation

HB 725 - Collateral Consequences and Penalties for Criminal Offenses

SB 740 - Medical Marijuana Patient Protection

SB 744 - Medical Use of Marijuana by Out-of-state Visitors

SB 746 - Sentencing

HB 765 - Youth in Solitary Confinement

SB 770 - Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death

​CS/CS/SB 772- Protection of Victims and Witnesses; companion bill HB 1439

HB 775 - Victims of Crimes of Sexual Violence or Sexual Exploitation

SB 776 - Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use

HB 857 - Criminal Justice

SB 868 - Sexual Battery on a Mentally Incapacitated Person

SB 870 - Driver License Suspensions

HB 949 - Employment Accommodations for Family or Household Members of Homicide Victims

HB 953 - Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

SB 978 - Public Records/Applications for Certification as a Victim of Florida Reform School Abuse

HB 1037 - Terms and Conditions of Probation

HB 1083 - Citizen Arrests

SB 1084 - Victims of Crimes of Sexual Violence or Sexual Exploitation

HB 1093 - Community Violence Task Force

SB 1118 - Criminal History in Professional Licensing Applications

HB 1133 - Groveland Four Business Loans and Scholarships

SB 1138 - Criminal Sentencing

HB 1157 - Pub. Rec./Court Records

SB 1172 - Criminal Justice

SB 1200 - Wrongful Convictions

HB 1259 - Criminal History Information

SB 1302 - Criminal History Information

SB 1306 - Leave for Family or Household Members of Homicide Victims

SB 1308 - Public Records/Family or Household Members of Homicide Victims

HB 1351 - Pub. Rec./Guardianship Data Transparency

SB 1370 - Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

SB 1548 - Occupational Licensing

SJR 1746 - Homestead Property Tax Exemption

HB 9049 - K9s for Warriors Center for Operations and Training


Legislation Archive

Legislation Recap - 2021 Session
Legislation Recap - 2020 Session​​

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

COVID-19 & Justice Issues
March 28, 2022

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Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies weigh how to classify coronavirus deaths [FL] - Tampa Bay Times / MSN, 3/21/2022

Two years after Florida schools closed due to COVID-19, one counselor says students are still feeling the impact - WLRN-FM / WFSU-FM, 3/18/2022

Courts catching up after pandemic shutdowns [FL] - Jacksonville Daily Record, 3/1/2022

‘Immense fraud’ creates immense task for Washington as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending [US] - The Washington Post / MSN, 2/17/2022

COVID-19 in Leon County: Cases plummet in schools, local jail; hospitalizations see slight decline [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat / MSN, 2/7/2022

Child psychiatrist: Toll on children’s mental health during government response to pandemic is ‘utterly devastating’ [US] - The Florida Capital Star, 2/3/2022

'I miss everything. I miss everybody': Depression rates for seniors are soaring amid COVID-19 [US] - USA Today / Yahoo, 2/2/2022

Defendant In George Floyd killing tests positive for COVID, delaying trial [MN] - The Associated Press / Oxygen / Yahoo, 2/2/2022

Cocoa police code enforcement officer dies after nearly a month of COVID-19 complications [FL] - Florida Today / Yahoo, 2/1/2022

‘Greed and selfishness’: Former mayor's daughter gets prison in COVID fraud case [FL] - South Florida Sun-Sentinel / MSN, 1/31/2022

New York nurses accused of selling forged COVID vaccine cards in $1.5 million scheme - The Huffington Post, 1/30/2022

Leon County jail 'grossly overcrowded' amid COVID: Inmates transferred as local detention facility nears max capacity [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat, 1/29/2022

FSU Art Therapy international conference tackles pandemic-related mental health issues [FL] - News release - Florida State University, 1/24/2022

Florida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud - The Associated Press, 1/19/2022

'COVID lockdown mode': Over 150 inmates, 38 workers positive in Leon County jail [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat / Yahoo, 1/15/2022

Cannabis compounds may prevent coronavirus infection, study finds [US] - NBC New York / MSN, 1/14/2022

458 police officers died on duty in 2021, the deadliest year on record [US] - The Florida Capital Star, 1/14/2022

COVID surge takes toll on Miami-Dade law enforcement. Some 1,400 inmates also isolated [FL] - Miami Herald / MSN, 1/5/2022

Mental health field preparing for a surge in services [FL] - Tallahassee Democrat, 12/30/2021

Miami jury trials paused for two weeks as COVID surge hits legal system [FL] - Miami Herald / MSN, 12/21/2021

Spokesman files whistleblower lawsuit against Florida sheriff over COVID pandemic - South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 12/16/2021

Car crash deaths have surged during COVID-19 pandemic. Here's why [US] - Los Angeles Times / Yahoo, 12/8/2021

Ashley Moody recovers $11M from pandemic scams, cancellations [FL] - Florida Politics, 12/7/2021

Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll [US] - The Associated Press / Florida Politics, 12/6/2021

‘We lost nine.’ Broward Sheriff’s Office honors employees who fell victim to COVID-19 [FL] - South Florida Sun-Sentinel / MSN, 11/9/2021

First Covid raised the murder rate. Now it’s changing the politics of crime [US] - Politico, 10/28/2021

As some police fight vaccine rules, DeSantis says Florida will pay them $5,000 to relocate: ‘We’ll treat you better’ - The Washington Post / MSN, 10/25/2021

CDC adds mental health disorders to list of conditions linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19. Here's why [US] - USA Today / Yahoo! News, 10/23/2021

Sarasota County deputy dies from COVID-19 [FL] - WTVT-TV, 10/22/2021

More U.S. first responders are dying of COVID-19 - The Associated Press, 9/6/2021
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