SB 468/HB 113 - Increases Criminal Penalties for Nonviolent Offense

  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: SB 468/HB 113
  • Session: 2025
  • Latest Update: March 4, 2025
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Summary

Increases criminal penalties for already illegal offenses from a misdemeanor up to 1 year in jail, to a third-degree felony and up to five years in prison. ACLU Florida opposes bills that unnecessarily increase sentence lengths and impose harsher penalties for actions that are already criminalized.

Sponsors:
Collins (Senate), Chamberlain (House)