Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0501 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to restoration of voting rights 2
16	16	information on sentencing scoresheets; amending s. 3
17	17	921.0024, F.S.; specifying information to be provided 4
18	18	on sentencing scoresheets concerning restoration of 5
19	19	voting rights; requiring that a scoresheet be provided 6
20	20	to a defendant before a sentence is imposed; providing 7
21	21	an effective date. 8
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25	Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to subsection 12
26	26	(1) of section 921.0024, Florida Statutes, to read: 13
27	27	921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; 14
28	28	scoresheets.— 15
29	29	(1) 16
30	30	(c) NOTICE CONCERNING VOTING RIGHTS 17
31	31	Article VI, s. 4(a) and (b) of the Fl orida 18
32	32	Constitution provide the following concerning voting 19
33	33	rights: 20
34	34	SECTION 4. Disqualifications. — 21
35	35	(a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated 22
36	36	in this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, 23
37	37	shall be qualified to vote or hold office until restoration 24
38	38	of civil rights or removal of disability. Except as 25
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51	51	provided in subsection (b) of this section, any 26
52	52	disqualification from voting arising from a felony 27
53	53	conviction shall terminate and voting rights shall be 28
54	54	restored upon completion of all terms of sentence including 29
55	55	parole or probation. 30
56	56	(b) No person convicted of murder or a felony sexual 31
57	57	offense shall be qualified to vote until restoration of 32
58	58	civil rights. 33
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60	60	Section 98.0751 of the Florida Statutes provides the 35
61	61	following concerning restoration of voting rights: 36
62	62	98.0751 Restoration of voting rights; termination of 37
63	63	ineligibility subsequent to a felony conviction. — 38
64	64	(1) A person who has been disqualified from voting 39
65	65	based on a felony conviction for an offense other than 40
66	66	murder or a felony sexual offense must have such 41
67	67	disqualification terminated and his or her voting rights 42
68	68	restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the S tate 43
69	69	Constitution upon the completion of all terms of his or her 44
70	70	sentence, including parole or probation. The voting 45
71	71	disqualification does not terminate unless a person's civil 46
72	72	rights are restored pursuant to s. 8, Art. IV of the State 47
73	73	Constitution if the disqualification arises from a felony 48
74	74	conviction of murder or a felony sexual offense, or if the 49
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88	88	specified in subsection (2). 51
89	89	(2) For purposes of this section, the term: 52
90	90	(a) "Completion of all terms of sentence" means any 53
91	91	portion of a sentence that is contained in the four corners 54
92	92	of the sentencing document, including, but not limited to: 55
93	93	1. Release from any term of imprisonment ordered by 56
94	94	the court as a part of the sentence; 57
95	95	2. Termination from any term of probation or 58
96	96	community control ordered by the court as a part of the 59
97	97	sentence; 60
98	98	3. Fulfillment of any term ordered by the court as a 61
99	99	part of the sentence; 62
100	100	4. Termination from any term of any supervision, 63
101	101	which is monitored by the Florida Commis sion on Offender 64
102	102	Review, including, but not limited to, parole; and 65
103	103	5.a. Full payment of restitution ordered to a victim 66
104	104	by the court as a part of the sentence. A victim includes, 67
105	105	but is not limited to, a person or persons, the estate or 68
106	106	estates thereof, an entity, the state, or the Federal 69
107	107	Government. 70
108	108	b. Full payment of fines or fees ordered by the court 71
109	109	as a part of the sentence or that are ordered by the court 72
110	110	as a condition of any form of supervision, including, but 73
111	111	not limited to, probation, commun ity control, or parole. 74
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124	124	c. The financial obligations required under sub -75
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126	126	amount specifically ordered by the court as part of the 77
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129	129	of the sentence. 80
130	130	d. For the limited purpose of addressing a plea for 81
131	131	relief pursuant to sub -subparagraph e. and notwithstanding 82
132	132	any other statute, rule, or provision of law, a court may 83
133	133	not be prohibited fro m modifying the financial obligations 84
134	134	of an original sentence required under sub -subparagraph a. 85
135	135	or sub-subparagraph b. Such modification shall not infringe 86
136	136	on a defendant's or a victim's rights provided in the 87
137	137	United States Constitution or the State Const itution. 88
138	138	e. Financial obligations required under sub -89
139	139	subparagraph a. or sub -subparagraph b. are considered 90
140	140	completed in the following manner or in any combination 91
141	141	thereof: 92
142	142	(I) Actual payment of the obligation in full. 93
143	143	(II) Upon the payee's approval, either through 94
144	144	appearance in open court or through the production of a 95
145	145	notarized consent by the payee, the termination by the 96
146	146	court of any financial obligation to a payee, including, 97
147	147	but not limited to, a victim, or the court. 98
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162	162	Constitution, converts the financial obligation to 101
163	163	community service. 102
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165	165	A term required to be completed in accordance with this 104
166	166	paragraph shall be deemed completed if the co urt modifies 105
167	167	the original sentencing order to no longer require 106
168	168	completion of such term. The requirement to pay any 107
169	169	financial obligation specified in this paragraph is not 108
170	170	deemed completed upon conversion to a civil lien. 109
171	171	(b) "Felony sexual offense" mean s any of the 110
172	172	following: 111
173	173	1. Any felony offense that serves as a predicate to 112
174	174	registration as a sexual offender in accordance with s. 113
175	175	943.0435; 114
176	176	2. Section 491.0112 [sexual misconduct by a 115
177	177	psychotherapist]; 116
178	178	3. Section 784.049(3)(b) [sexual cyberharassment by 117
179	179	someone with one prior conviction]; 118
180	180	4. Section 794.08 [female genital mutilation] ; 119
181	181	5. Section 796.08 [criminal transmission of HIV]; 120
182	182	6. Section 800.101 [offenses against students by 121
183	183	authority figures]; 122
184	184	7. Section 826.04 [incest]; 123
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197	197	8. Section 847.012 [sale or distribution of material 124
198	198	harmful to minors or using minors in production]; 125
199	199	9. Section 872.06(2) [abuse of a dead body]; 126
200	200	10. Section 944.35(3)(b)2. [sexual abuse of a 127
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202	202	11. Section 951.221(1) [sexual misconduct between 129
203	203	detention facility employees and inmates]; or 130
204	204	12. Any similar offense committed in another 131
205	205	jurisdiction which would be an offense listed in this 132
206	206	paragraph if it had been committed in violation of the la ws 133
207	207	of this state. 134
208	208	(c) "Murder" means either of the following: 135
209	209	1. A violation of any of the following sections which 136
210	210	results in the actual killing of a human being: 137
211	211	a. Section 775.33(4) [terrorism resulting in death]. 138
212	212	b. Section 782.04(1), (2), or (3) [murder]. 139
213	213	c. Section 782.09 [killing of unborn child by injury 140
214	214	to mother]. 141
215	215	2. Any similar offense committed in another 142
216	216	jurisdiction which would be an offense listed in this 143
217	217	paragraph if it had been committed in violation of the laws 144
218	218	of this state. 145
219	219	(3)(a) The department [of State] shall o btain and 146
220	220	review information pursuant to s. 98.075(5) related to a 147
221	221	person who registers to vote and make an initial 148
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234	234	determination on whether such information is credible and 149
235	235	reliable regarding whether the person is eligible pursuant 150
236	236	to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution and this 151
237	237	section. Upon making an initial determination of the 152
238	238	credibility and reliability of such information, the 153
239	239	department [of State] shall forward such information to the 154
240	240	supervisor of elections pursuant to s. 98.075. 155
241	241	(b) A local supervisor of elections shall verify and 156
242	242	make a final determination pursuant to s. 98.075 regarding 157
243	243	whether the person who registers to vote is elig ible 158
244	244	pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution and 159
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246	246	(c) The supervisor of elections may request 161
247	247	additional assistance from the department [of State] in 162
248	248	making the final determination, if necessary. 163
249	249	(4) For the purpose of determin ing a voter 164
250	250	registrant's eligibility, the provisions of this section 165
251	251	shall be strictly construed. If a provision is susceptible 166
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255	255	(d) In order for a defendant to receive notic e of the 170
256	256	impact of his or her sentence on voter eligibility, each 171
257	257	defendant must receive a copy of the scoresheet containing the 172
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