Legislation Recap - 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 were 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 status information. 





Bills signed into law by Gov. DeSantis

​SB 28 - Relief of Clifford Williams by the State of Florida - Tabled companion bill HB 6507

CS/HB 43 - Child Welfare

CS/HB 199 - Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation

CS/HB 333 - Bail Pending Appellate Review

CS/CS/HB 573 - First Responders and Correctional Officers

CS/HB 675 - Exposure of Sexual Organs

CS/CS/CS/HB 713 -  Health Regulation - Tabled companion bill CS/CS/CS/SB 230

HB 743 - Nonopioid Alternatives - Tabled companion bill SB 1080

CS/CS/HB 945 - Children's Mental Health

CS/CS/SB 1118 - Inmate Welfare Trust Funds

HB 1259 - Restrictive Housing for Incarcerated Pregnant Women - Tabled companion bill CS/SB 852

CS/CS/SB 1286 - Contraband in Specified Facilities

CS/CS/SB 1392 - Courts

CS/SB 7012: Substance Abuse and Mental Health

HB 7015 - OGSR/Body Camera Recordings

HB 7019 - OGSR/Human Trafficking Victims



Bill vetoed by Gov. DeSantis

SB 1292 - Public Records/Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor - Tabled companion bill HB 615


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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)

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Legislation Recap - 2016 Session
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