Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H907: Incentive Gain-time
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes award of incentive gain-time for attaining vocational certificates & completing educational or rehabilitation programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for participation in vocational or workforce preparedness programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for using time constructively & diligent commitment to rehabilitation; requires that inmates serve minimum of 65 percent of their sentence for non-violent felony & 85 percent for offense other than non-violent felony.
What the bill says
An act relating to incentive gain-time; amending s. 921.002, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 944.275, F.S.; authorizing the award of incentive gain-time for inmates who attain vocational certificates or complete educational or rehabilitation programs, who participate in vocational or workforce preparedness programs, or who use time constructively and commit to rehabilitation; requiring an inmate to serve a minimum of 65 percent of his or her sentence for a nonviolent felony and 85 percent for an offense other than a nonviolent felony…
From the introduced text, December 23, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to incentive gain-time; amending s. 921.002, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 944.275, F.S.; authorizing the award of incentive gain-time for inmates who attain vocational certificates or complete educational or rehabilitation programs, who participate in vocational or workforce preparedness programs, or who use time constructively and commit to rehabilitation; requiring an inmate to serve a minimum of 65 percent of his or her sentence for a nonviolent felony and 85 percent for an offense other than a nonviolent felony; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 921.002, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 921.002 The Criminal Punishment Code.--The Criminal Punishment Code shall apply to all felony offenses, except capital felonies, committed on or after October 1, 1998. (1) The provision of criminal penalties and of limitations upon the application of such penalties is a matter of predominantly substantive law and, as such, is a matter properly addressed by the Legislature. The Legislature, in the exercise words underlined are additions. hb907-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 907 2026 of its authority and responsibility to establish sentencing criteria, to provide for the imposition of criminal penalties, and to make the best use of state prisons …
Sponsors
- Long (D, 90) · primary sponsor
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H907?
- H907 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Incentive Gain-time.
- What does H907 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to incentive gain-time; amending s. 921.002, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 944.275, F.S.; authorizing the award of incentive gain-time for inmates who attain vocational certificates or complete educational or rehabilitation programs, who participate in vocational or workforce preparedness programs, or who use time constructively and commit to rehabilitation; requiring an inmate to serve a minimum of 65 percent of his or her sentence for a nonviolent felony and 85 percent for an offense other than a nonviolent felony…
- What is the status of H907?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H907?
- Long (D, 90), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H907?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/907
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