Senate Bill 346 (2020) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 346: Criminal Justice

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Criminal Justice ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes ; Perry ; Diaz ; Gruters ; Bracy ; Rouson ; Berman ; Taddeo ; Stewart

Criminal Justice; Prohibiting the imprisonment for longer than a certain time for persons who possess, purchase, or possess with the intent to purchase less than specified amounts of certain substances; authorizing a court to impose a sentence other than the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment and mandatory fine for a person convicted of trafficking if the court makes certain findings on the record; deleting eligibility requirements relating to a person’s conduct before the person’s wrongful conviction or incarceration, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
9/18/2019	Senate	• Filed
10/15/2019	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 27
11/5/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/12/19, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
11/12/2019	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 133
11/13/2019	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
11/18/2019	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
12/2/2019	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 12/11/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/11/2019	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 134
12/13/2019	Senate	• Now in Appropriations
1/13/2020	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 01/16/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/14/2020	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 27 • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 123
1/16/2020	Senate	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
1/21/2020	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/27/2020	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 192
2/17/2020	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20 -SJ 324
2/19/2020	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 321 • Amendment(s) adopted (170440, 557582, 852942) -SJ 321 • Ordered engrossed -SJ 323 • Placed on 3rd reading
2/26/2020	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 337 • Amendment(s) adopted (123392, 649546) -SJ 337 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 338
3/3/2020	House	• In Messages
3/9/2020	House	• Referred to Calendar -HJ 998 • Received -HJ 998
3/10/2020	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 1067
3/14/2020	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 259 (c2)	Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration	DuBose	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar
H 339	Drug Trafficking Offenses	Andrade, Grieco	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
H 1445	Sentencing and Incarceration	Donalds	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S 468	Mandatory Sentences	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 346 Filed	9/18/2019 4:07 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 346 c1	11/13/2019 12:53 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 346 c2	1/21/2020 8:15 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 346 e1	2/19/2020 5:04 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 346 e2	2/26/2020 4:09 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Proposed Committee Substitutes

S 346 c1
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
776730 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Appropriations	12/13/2019 4:16 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/20/2020	Web Page PDF
442030 - Amendment (776730) Delete lines 56 - 92 and insert:	Appropriations (Bradley)	1/15/2020 10:29 AM	Withdrawn 1/16/2020	Web Page PDF
765794 - Amendment (776730) Delete lines 199 - 205 and insert:	Appropriations (Bradley)	1/15/2020 10:28 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/20/2020	Web Page PDF

Amendments to Proposed Committee Substitutes (PCSs) are located on the PCS tab.

Committee Amendments

S 346 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
196590 - Amendment Delete lines 46 - 49 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Bradley)	11/8/2019 10:10 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 11/12/2019	Web Page PDF
527338 - Amendment Between lines 181 and 182 insert:	Criminal Justice (Bradley)	11/8/2019 10:09 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 11/12/2019	Web Page PDF

S 346 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
704682 - Amendment Delete line 52 and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Bradley)	12/9/2019 4:41 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/11/2019	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 346 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
852942 - Amendment Delete lines 56 - 59 and insert:	Bradley	2/10/2020 9:45 AM	Senate: Adopted 2/19/2020	Web Page PDF
230022 - Amendment to Amendment (852942) Delete lines 22 - 29 and insert:	Bradley	2/13/2020 2:12 PM	Senate: Adopted 2/19/2020	Web Page PDF
170440 - Amendment Delete lines 68 - 191 and insert:	Bradley	2/12/2020 9:28 AM	Senate: Adopted 2/19/2020	Web Page PDF
557582 - Amendment Delete lines 193 - 244 and insert:	Bradley	2/17/2020 9:47 AM	Senate: Adopted 2/19/2020	Web Page PDF

S 346 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
649546 - Amendment Delete line 127 and insert:	Bradley	2/21/2020 4:22 PM	Senate: Adopted 2/26/2020	Web Page PDF
123392 - Title Amendment In title, delete line 15 and insert:	Bradley	2/26/2020 10:59 AM	Senate: Adopted 2/26/2020	Web Page PDF

S 346 e2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
053169 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	DuBose	3/10/2020 8:17 AM		PDF
549521 - Amendment to Amendment (053169) Remove lines 738-753 and insert:	Grant, J.	3/10/2020 9:24 AM		PDF
001035 - Amendment to Amendment (053169) Between lines 918 and 919, insert:	Grant, J.	3/10/2020 9:17 AM	House: Withdrawn 3/10/2020	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 346	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting)	11/8/2019 10:06 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 346	Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting)	11/13/2019 12:42 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 346	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting)	12/10/2019 1:24 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 346	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)	12/13/2019 4:12 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 346	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	1/15/2020 9:21 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 346 (PCS 776730)	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	1/15/2020 9:25 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 346	Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	1/20/2020 10:11 AM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 346 Filed	Criminal Justice	11/12/2019 10:30 AM	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 346 c1	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	12/11/2019 1:30 PM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 346 c1	Appropriations	1/16/2020 10:00 AM	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 346 e1	2/26/2020 3:47 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (7)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
893.03	Standards and schedules.	Page 12 (pdf)
893.13	Prohibited acts; penalties.	Page 2 (pdf)
893.135	Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking.	Page 3 (pdf)
961.02	Definitions.	Page 14 (pdf)
961.03	Determination of status as a wrongfully incarcerated person; determination of eligibility for compensation.	Page 4 (pdf), Page 15 (pdf)
961.04	Eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 6 (pdf)
961.06	Compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 6 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.