CS/CS/HB 7131 (2015) -  Corrections

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Justice Appropriations Subcommittee and Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Trujillo and Bracy (CO-SPONSORS) Artiles; Peters
Corrections: Requires DOC to administer certain operations through regions; exempts IG's office from the Career Service System; requires projections of prison admissions & populations for elderly felony offenders; removes prohibition on assessing certain victim injury sentence points for sexual misconduct by employee of DOC or private correctional facility with inmate or offender; expands DOC's security review committee functions to include safe operation of institutions & facilities; revises provisions relating to physical inspections of state & private buildings & structures & prioritizes institutions for inspection; revises provisions relating to duties of staff concerning safety & security; prohibits inmate from receiving incentive gain-time credits for completing requirements for & receiving high school equivalency diploma or vocational certificate if inmate was convicted of specified offense on or after specified date; requires that copy of written memorandum of understanding for notification & investigation of certain events between DOC & FDLE be provided in timely manner; requires specialized training for inspectors in certain circumstances; requires specialized training for effectively managing mentally ill inmates in nonforceful ways; requires policies concerning chemical agents; creates body camera pilot program; authorizes court to sentence certain offenders to county jail for up to 24 months.
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
Last Event: Laid on Table on Friday, April 24, 2015 4:18 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB CRJS 15-07 recommended by:
    Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 5203 Subject: Sentencing Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7020 Subject: Corrections Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 470049 , Trujillo (JDC) Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 54 House(c): Adopted 04/14/2015 04:05 PM
    • A 881615 , Trujillo (JDC) Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 59 House(c): Withdrawn 04/14/2015 04:05 PM
    • A 352009 , Trujillo (JDC) Date Filed: 04/14/15, Line#: 59 House(c): Adopted 04/14/2015 04:05 PM
    • A 400179 , Trujillo (JDC) Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 322 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 04/14/2015 04:05 PM
    • A 796587 , Trujillo (JDC) Date Filed: 04/14/15, Line#: 463 House(c): Adopted 04/14/2015 04:05 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 288973 , Trujillo (JUAS) Date Filed: 04/06/15, Line#: 36 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 04/07/2015 12:56 PM
    • A 931119 , Burgess (JUAS) Date Filed: 04/06/15, Line#: 299 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 04/07/2015 12:56 PM
    • A 150299 , Trujillo (JUAS) Date Filed: 04/06/15, Line#: 299 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 04/07/2015 12:56 PM
    • AA 331389 , Trujillo (JUAS) Date Filed: 04/07/15, Line#: 6 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 04/07/2015 12:56 PM
  • PCB CRJS 15-07

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/15/2015 6:29:12 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/10/2015 5:59:18 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 4/7/2015 6:49:51 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 4/6/2015 6:04:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 3/26/2015 9:31:40 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 3/20/2015 4:36:14 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Substituted CS/SB 7020 (Died in House returning Messages) Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2015) Time: 04/22/2015 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/16/2015 - 7:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/16/2015 - 7:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/16/2015 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/15/2015 - 6:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 04/15/2015 - 6:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/15/2015 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/14/2015 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/10/2015 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 04/09/2015 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 04/09/2015 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/08/2015 - 11:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/08/2015 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 04/08/2015 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 04/07/2015 - 6:50 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 04/07/2015 - 12:56 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 04/03/2015 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/30/2015 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/30/2015 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/30/2015 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/26/2015 - 8:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/26/2015 - 9:55 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
20.315 SB 212, CS/SB 7020
110.205 HB 987, CS/CS/HB 1233*, CS/CS/SB 1402, CS/SB 7020
216.136 HB 407, SB 410, CS/SB 7002, CS/HB 7019, CS/SB 7020
921.0021 CS/SB 7020
944.151 CS/SB 7020
944.275 HB 591, SB 702, SB 1256, SB 1322, CS/SB 7020, HB 7029
944.31 CS/SB 7020
944.35 CS/SB 7020
947.1405 HB 407, SB 410, CS/HB 7063
950.021 HB 5203

(*) Not the latest version