Legislation Recap - 2018 Session

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The bills listed below pertain to justice reform issues and were tracked by the FCAJ during Florida's 2018 Legislative Session. They are grouped into bills signed by the governor and bills that failed this year. 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 final status.




Bills signed into law by Governor Scott

HB 21 - Controlled Substances

HB 281 - Incarcerated Parents

​HB 361 - Persons Authorized to Visit State Juvenile Facilities

​HB 547 - Reports Concerning Seized or Forfeited Property

​HB 581 - Subpoenas in Investigations of Sexual Offenses

​HB 591 - Missing Persons With Special Needs

​HB 1177 - Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications

​HB 1201 - Education for Prisoners

​HB 1301 - Sexual Offenders and Predators

​SB 1392 - Prearrest Diversion Programs

​SB 1552 - Juvenile Justice

​HB 6059 - Department of Corrections' Direct-Support Organization

​CS/SB 7026 - Public Safety - “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act”

HB 7029 - OGSR/Human Trafficking Expunction

HB 7031 - OGSR/Criminal Justice Commission

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Failed bills
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SB 8 - Controlled Substances

HB 45 - Reentry Into State by Certain Persons

HB 59 - Restoration of Civil Rights

HB 61 - Restoration of Civil Rights

SB 86 - Animal Hoarding

SB 92 - Children in Motor Vehicles

SB 96 - Human Trafficking Education in Schools

HB 115 - Children in Motor Vehicles

SB 152 - Sale of Firearms

HB 159 - Control of Human Trafficking

SB 178 - Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

HB 179 - Services for Veterans and Their Families

HB 195 - Data Collection on Direct Filing

SB 196 - Gun Safety

SB 200 - Animal Cruelty

SB 202 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse

HB 211 - Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

SB 212 - Reentry Into The State by Certain Persons

SB 218 - Safe Storage of Loaded Firearms

HB 219 - Assault Weapons and Large-Capacity Magazines

HB 221 - Pub. Rec./Personal Identifying Information of Assault Weapon or Large-Capacity Magazine Possession Certificateholder

SB 226 - Inmate Reentry Services

SB 228 - Serving Commercially Sexually Exploited Children

HB 233 - Searches by Law Enforcement Officers

SB 234 - Youthful Offenders

SB 238 - Conditional Medical Release

SB 246 - Crime Reports

HB 253 - Law Enforcement Activities for Opioids in Small Counties

SB 262 - Searches by Law Enforcement Officers

​SB 274 - Concealed Weapons and Firearms in Multiuse Facilities

SB 288 - Data Collection on Direct Filing

SB 298 - Criminal History Records

HB 303 - Alternative Treatment Options for Veterans Pilot Program

SB 304 - Conditional Release Program

SB 310 - Threats to Kill or do Bodily Injury

HB 321 - Bump-fire Stocks

SB 326 - Services for Veterans and their Families

SB 332 - Probation and Community Control

SB 338 - Victims of Human Trafficking

SB 340 - Public Records/Victims of Human Trafficking

SB 342 - Trust Funds/Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention

SB 344 - Offender Probation, Parole, and Supervision

HB 345 - Duty to Provide Emergency Assistance

HB 349 - Pub. Rec./Juvenile Offenders

SB 350 - Revoking, Suspending, and Withholding Driving Privileges

HB 355 - Criminal Sentencing

SB 392 - Juvenile Justice

HB 397 - Law Enforcement Practices

SB 418 - Criminal Justice Data Collection

SB 428 - Restoration of Civil Rights 

SB 430 - Restoration of Civil Rights

HB 447 - Sentencing for Sexual Offenses

SB 450 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

HB 451 - Inmate Reentry Services

HB 453 - Persons Authorized to Visit State Correctional Institutions

SB 456 - Bump-fire Stocks

SB 466 - Presentencing Information

HB 473 - Cruelty to Animals

HB 481 - Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Controlled Substance Offenses

SB 482 - Driving While a Driver License or Driving Privilege is Canceled, Suspended, or Revoked

SB 484 - Sentencing

HB 487 - Trauma-Informed Services for Children

HB 489 - Juvenile Civil Citation and Similar Diversion Programs

HB 499 - Insurance Coverage for Mental and Nervous Disorders

HB 509 - Juvenile Justice

HB 515 - Offenses Against Students by Authority Figures

SB 516 - Duty to Provide Emergency Assistance

SB 522 - Incarcerated Parents

HB 531 - Noncriminal Traffic Infractions

HB 569 - Correctional Officers

SB 570 - Sentencing

SB 588 - Crimes Evidencing Prejudice

SB 592 - Law Enforcement Practices

SB 596 - Control of Human Trafficking

SB 598 - Public Records/Juvenile Offenders

SB 602 - Mandatory Minimum Sentences

SB 618 - Subpoenas in Investigations of Sexual Offenses

SB 644 - Juvenile Civil Citation and Similar Diversion Programs

SB 690 - Criminal History Records

SB 694 - Mandatory Sentences

SB 702 - Criminal History Records in Applications for Public Employment and Admission to Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions

SB 706 - Crime Stoppers Organizations

HB 713 - Theft Offenses

HB 721 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

SB 726 - Smoking Marijuana for Medical Use

HB 733 - Contraband in County Detention Facilities

SB 742 - Assault or Battery on Health Care Providers

HB 781 - Mental Illness Training for Law Enforcement Officers

SB 798 - Background Screening

SB 832 - Funds for the Education of Inmates

SB 836 - Correctional Privatization

SB 854 - Correctional Officers 

SB 860 - Criminal History Records

SB 862 - Public Records/Sealing of Criminal History Records

SB 866 - Sentencing

SB 868 - Presentence Information

SB 870 - Capital Felonies

SB 880 - Criminal Justice

SB 886 - Defrauding or Attempting to Defraud Drug Tests

HB 903 - Restoration of Rights

SB 936 - Juvenile Justice

SB 938 - Department of Corrections' Direct-support Organization

SB 942 - Department of Juvenile Justice's Direct-support Organization

SB 960 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse

HB 967 - Determining Bail

SB 970 - Alcohol and Drug-related Overdoses

SB 986 - Medical Use of Marijuana in Schools

SB 1004 - Persons Authorized to Visit State Juvenile Facilities

HB 1179 - Use of Deadly Force

HB 1197 - Diversion Programs

HB 1199 - Pub. Rec./Diversion Programs

SB 1222 - Inmate Reentry Program

SB 1226 - Sentencing for Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators

HB 1229 - Youthful Offenders

SB 1230 - Criminal Judgments

SB 1298 - Juvenile Justice

HB 1309 - Fraudulently Obtaining or Retaining Personal Property or Equipment

HB 1315 - Victims of Florida Reform School Abuse

SB 1318 - Education For Prisoners

HB 1327 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

SB 1332 - Restoration of Civil Rights

SB 1394 - Public Records/Prearrest Diversion Program

HB 1401 - Judgments in Criminal Cases

HB 1409 - Inmate Reentry Program

SB 1416 - Death Penalty

HB 1417 - Juvenile Justice

SB 1440 - Mental Illness Training for Law Enforcement Officers

SB 1460 - State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System

SB 1490 - Determining Bail

SB 1502 - Human Trafficking

SB 1510 - Correctional Education Program

SB 1512 - Use of Deadly Force

SB 1542 - Youthful Offenders

SB 1654 - Restoration of Rights

SB 1670 - Inmates and Higher Education

SB 1676 - Persons Authorized to Visit State Correctional Institutions

SB 1678 - Reports Concerning Seized or Forfeited Property

SB 1688 - Prohibited Acts in Connection With Obscene or Lewd Materials

SB 1696 - Sentencing for Sexual Offenses

SB 1698 - Correctional Officers

SB 1700 - School Resource Officer Programs

SB 1720 - Imposing Bail Fees for Certain Offenses for Use by Law Enforcement in Small Counties

SB 1740 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Veterans

SB 1780 - Victims of Reform School Abuse

SB 1784 - Human Trafficking

SB 1882 - Determining Bail

SB 1886 - Contraband In County Detention Facilities

HB 6023 - Criminal Justice

HB 6031 - Death Penalty

HB 6035 - Inmates and Higher Education

SB 7000 - OGSR/Criminal History Records/Department of Law Enforcement

SB 7002 - OGSR/Active Criminal Intelligence or Criminal Investigative Information

HB 7017 - Child Exploitation

HB 7019 - Pub. Rec./Minor Victims of Sexual Offenses

HB 7039 (formerly PCB CRJ 18-03) - Human Trafficking

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Previous Sessions
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Legislation Recap - 2017 Session
Legislation Recap - 2016 Session

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