Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H61: Objective Parole Guidelines
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides additional requirements for objective parole guidelines; requires specified statistical analysis to be provided to Legislature.
What the bill says
An act relating to objective parole guidelines; amending s. 947.165, F.S.; providing additional requirements for objective parole guidelines; requiring a specified statistical analysis to be provided to the Legislature; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, September 29, 2025:
An act relating to objective parole guidelines; amending s. 947.165, F.S.; providing additional requirements for objective parole guidelines; requiring a specified statistical analysis to be provided to the Legislature; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 947.165, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 947.165 Objective parole guidelines.— (1) The commission shall develop and implement objective parole guidelines which shall be the criteria upon which parole decisions are made. The objective parole guidelines shall be developed according to an acceptable research method and shall be based on the seriousness of offense and the likelihood of favorable parole outcome by identifying an inmate's use of vocation, education, and self-betterment programs and courses in the department. The guidelines shall require the commission to not aggravate or aggregate each consecutive sentence in establishing the presumptive parole release date. Factors used in arriving at the salient factor score and the severity of offense behavior category may shall not be applied as HB 61 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb61-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES aggravating circumstances. If the sentencing judge files a written objection to the parole release of an inmate as provided for in s. 947.1745(6), such objection may be used by the commission as a basis to extend …
Sponsors
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
Latest actions
- : Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H61?
- H61 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Objective Parole Guidelines.
- What does H61 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to objective parole guidelines; amending s. 947.165, F.S.; providing additional requirements for objective parole guidelines; requiring a specified statistical analysis to be provided to the Legislature; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H61?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H61?
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H61?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/61
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