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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 412

Parole
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SPONSOR
Bernard
FILED BY
Mack Bernard — District 24, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Parole; Requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to provide a specified statistical analysis to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Corrections to provide specified information to the commission; requiring the commission to review specified information in certain circumstances, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates new data sharing and review duties for parole decisions.

The Florida Commission on Offender Review must now send its annual statistical analysis to the legislative leadership.

The Department of Corrections must provide the commission with data on inmates' participation in self-betterment programs.

The commission is required to review this new program data when deciding whether to change a parole date.

These changes add transparency to the parole process by forcing the sharing of specific performance metrics.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory legislative reporting of parole statistics majors. 947.165(2)

AICreates a new duty for the Florida Commission on Offender Review to deliver its annual statistical analysis of parole actions to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“the commission shall provide the statistical analysis to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.” bill text, line 20 →
§ 2 Expanded inmate information required for parole review majors. 947.174(3)

AIRequires the Department of Corrections to provide the commission with data on an inmate's participation in vocational training, substance abuse treatment, educational programs, and other self-betterment programs.

“information regarding an inmate's use of vocational training, substance abuse treatment, educational programs, and other self-betterment programs” bill text, line 31 →
§ 3 Mandatory review of self-betterment data in parole decisions majors. 947.174(3)

AIRequires the commission to review the newly provided self-betterment information when determining whether to modify an inmate's presumptive parole release date.

“The commission shall review such information in determining whether to modify an inmate's presumptive parole release date” bill text, line 33 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice
1/13/2026
Introduced
11/17/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal...
11/5/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 947.165
+26 / −0
s. 947.174
+40 / −0