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Introduced
02/19/2019
02/19/2019
In Committee
03/04/2019
03/04/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019
05/03/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising a principle of the Criminal Punishment Code relating to a prisoner's required minimum term of imprisonment; revising the incentive gain-time that the Department of Corrections may grant a prisoner for offenses committed on or after a specified date; revising the conditions under which an inmate may be granted a one-time award of 60 additional days of incentive gain-time by the department, etc.
AI Summary
This bill revises the provisions of the Criminal Punishment Code and the gain-time program administered by the Florida Department of Corrections. The key changes are:
1. For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2019, the Department of Corrections may grant up to 20 days per month of incentive gain-time, except that for nonviolent felonies, inmates must serve at least 65% of their sentence, and for other felonies, inmates must serve at least 85% of their sentence before release.
2. The bill maintains the existing provisions for gain-time for offenses committed before July 1, 2019, including the one-time award of 60 additional days of gain-time for earning a high school equivalency diploma or vocational certificate.
3. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2019.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice (on 05/03/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1212 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1212/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1212/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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