2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0957: Revising Penalties for Criminal Offenses

Legislative Summary

Provides civil citations for possession of small amounts of cannabis & cannabis paraphernalia offenses; provides 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 Criminal Punishment Code relating to prisoner's required minimum term of imprisonment & incentive gain-time that DOC may grant.

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Bill History

12/17/2021
Filed
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Referred to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
1/7/2022
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/12/2022
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
House of Representatives
3/14/2022
Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/14/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mike Caruso
Mike Caruso
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/17/2021123.0 KB