Florida Senate - 2025                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for HB 1455
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Martin moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 794.0116, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         794.0116 Sexual offenses by registered sexual offenders or
    8  sexual predators; mandatory sentencing.—
    9         (1) A person who was previously convicted of or had
   10  adjudication withheld for any offense listed in s. 775.21 or s.
   11  943.0435 and commits a violation of s. 787.025(2)(c); s.
   12  794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 800.04(4) or (5); s.
   13  825.1025(2) or (3); s. 827.071; or s. 847.0145 shall be
   14  sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment as
   15  follows:
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   20  Statute                   Mandatory Minimum     
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   35        787.025(2)(c)                  10 years       
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   37          794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10)10 years         
   38          800.04(4) or (5)            10 years       
   39          825.1025(2) or (3)          10 years       
   40          827.071 (victims older than 12 years of age)10 years       
   41          827.071 (victim 12 years of age or younger)20 years       
   42          847.0145                    10 years       
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   44         (2) Notwithstanding s. 775.082(3), chapter 958, any other
   45  law, or any interpretation or construction thereof, a person
   46  subject to sentencing under this section must be sentenced to
   47  the mandatory term of imprisonment provided under this section.
   48  If the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment imposed under this
   49  section exceeds the maximum sentence authorized under s.
   50  775.082, s. 775.084, or chapter 921, the mandatory minimum term
   51  of imprisonment under this section must be imposed. If the
   52  mandatory minimum term of imprisonment under this section is
   53  less than the sentence that could be imposed under s. 775.082,
   54  s. 775.084, or chapter 921, the sentence imposed must include
   55  the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment under this section.
   56         (3) A defendant sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
   57  imprisonment under this section is not eligible for statutory
   58  gain-time under s. 944.275 or any form of discretionary early
   59  release, other than pardon or executive clemency, or conditional
   60  medical release under s. 947.149, before serving the minimum
   61  sentence.
   62         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
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   64  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   65  And the title is amended as follows:
   66         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   67  and insert:
   68                        A bill to be entitled                      
   69         An act relating to sexual offenses by persons
   70         previously convicted of sexual offenses; creating s.
   71         794.0116, F.S.; providing mandatory minimum terms of
   72         imprisonment for specified sexual offenses when
   73         committed by registered sexual offenders or sexual
   74         predators; providing requirements for such sentences;
   75         providing an effective date.