FL H1215 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for civil citations for possession of small amounts of cannabis & cannabis paraphernalia offenses; provides for community service in lieu of fines; limits number of civil citations that person may receive; provides person who contests violation waives specified civil penalty & may receive larger penalty; revises principle of Criminal Punishment Code relating to prisoner's required minimum term of imprisonment & incentive gain-time that DOC may grant.

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Title

Revising Penalties for Nonviolent Offenses

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History

DateChamberAction
2021-04-30HouseDied in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-02House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-28HouseNow in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-28HouseReferred to Judiciary Committee
2021-02-28HouseReferred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-02-28HouseReferred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-23HouseFiled

Same As/Similar To

S472 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Judiciary
H235 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
S1032 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Appropriations

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
89313Amended CodeSee Bill Text
893131Amended CodeSee Bill Text
893147Amended CodeSee Bill Text
921002Amended CodeSee Bill Text
944275Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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