Florida · House Bill 903 · 2025 Regular Session

Corrections

HB 903 Sponsored by Berny Jacques Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 21, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 19, 2025
  6. Became law May 22, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Corrections ; Revises provisions relating to deferral of prepayment of court costs & fees for indigent prisoners for actions involving challenges to prison disciplinary reports; provides for one-year limitation of actions period for certain actions concerning condition of confinement of prisoners; requires exhaustion of administrative remedies before certain actions concerning confinement of prisoners may be…

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Corrections ; Revises provisions relating to deferral of prepayment of court costs & fees for indigent prisoners for actions involving challenges to prison disciplinary reports; provides for one-year limitation of actions period for certain actions concerning condition of confinement of prisoners; requires exhaustion of administrative remedies before certain actions concerning confinement of prisoners may be brought; provides for dismissal of certain actions involving prisoner confinement; requires showing of physical injury as condition precedent for bringing certain actions relating to prisoner confinement; provides that prison terms for certain offenses committed in conjunction with another felony offense may be sentenced to be served consecutively; revises provisions concerning methods of execution of death sentences; exempts persons working for or at confinement center from provisions regulating use of drones; revises provisions relating to mental health treatment for inmates.

Every action

47 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 39 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Justice Budget Subcommittee · House Justice Budget Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  16. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  17. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  18. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  19. HouseCS Filed
  20. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  21. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  22. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  25. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  26. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  27. HouseRead 3rd time
  28. HouseCS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 33
  29. HouseMessage sent to senate
  30. SenateIn Messages
  31. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  32. SenateReceived
  33. CommitteeWithdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 542 · Senate Fiscal Policy
  34. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  35. SenateSubstituted for CS/CS/SB 1604 -SJ 543
  36. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 543
  37. SenateTemporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -SJ 543
  38. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 553
  39. SenatePlaced on 3rd reading -SJ 594
  1. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 638
  2. SenateAmendment(s) failed (894320) -SJ 641
  3. SenateCS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 11 -SJ 641
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-81

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Berny JacquesR Primary sponsor · District 59
  • JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.