FL S1160 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Creating the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman within the legislative branch; requiring the Legislature to establish a Corrections Oversight Committee on or before a certain date; requiring the Department of Corrections to provide the Ombudsman and committee members with access to certain department facilities and records; requiring confidentiality of in-person communications between incarcerated persons or facility staff members and the Ombudsman or a committee member, etc.
Title
Office of the Corrections Ombudsman
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Died in Criminal Justice |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-01-06 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S1162 (Related) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
H889 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
H891 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S1710 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
H889 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
H891 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S1710 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice
Code Citations
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1160 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1160/BillText/Filed/HTML |
