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Criminal Rehabilitation

Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.

FL HB 297 · House Bill · 2026

Stage
Introduced
Started in
House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Jan 7, 2026

What it does

Criminal Rehabilitation; Specifies to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully is one of primary purposes of sentencing; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 percent of sentence to 72 percent; revises provisions concerning gain-time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; provides for amounts to be awarded; revises limits on awards.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Jan 7, 2026

  2. Committee (Not started)

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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