Florida House Bill 967 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes judge to impose sentence below mandatory minimum sentence; requires judge to state in writing reasons for departing from or using mandatory minimum sentence; provides factors that judge must consider in deciding whether to depart from mandatory minimum sentence.

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Rep. Hazelle Rogers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-28	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2014-02-18	House	Filed

S0432 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
H0103 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
S0112 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
H1301 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 89 (Ch. 2014-195)
H0089 (Similar To) 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-195

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
775	087		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/967
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0967/BillText/Filed/PDF