HB 297

Florida House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Criminal Rehabilitation.

Bill ID FL-2026-HB-297
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Criminal Justice Subcommittee Referred to Judiciary Committee Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House failed 2026-01-07
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Hart-Lowman
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-11-03 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status failed
2026-01-07 Latest Action House - Withdrawn prior to introduction
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