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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 622

Conditional Geriatric Release
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SPONSOR
Smith
FILED BY
Carlos Guillermo Smith — District 17, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Conditional Geriatric Release; Requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections, to establish the conditional geriatric release program; requiring the commission to consider any evidence relevant to public safety; authorizing the commission to consider the continued cost to the department to house the inmate, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Creates a new conditional release pathway for older inmates.

Inmates aged 65 or older who have served 15 years of their sentence become eligible for conditional geriatric release, provided they are not under a death sentence.

The Florida Commission on Offender Review holds sole discretion to grant or deny release, weighing public safety evidence against the cost of continued incarceration.

Releasees serve the remainder of their sentence without good-behavior time credits, and any violation of release conditions results in revocation and return to prison.

The commission must adopt administrative rules to implement the program, with the new release category integrated into existing violation and revocation procedures.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Eligibility Criteria majors. 947.148(1)

AICreates a new release pathway for older inmates who have served a long minimum term.

“65 years of age or older, has served a minimum of 15 years of his or her sentence in the department's custody, and is not under a sentence of death” bill text, line 34 →
§ 2 Commission Discretion majors. 947.148(3)

AIGrants the Commission sole authority to approve or deny release, with no right to release for the inmate.

“A person does not have a right to conditional geriatric release” bill text, line 11 →
§ 3 Public Safety Standard majors. 947.148(4)

AIRequires the Commission to weigh public safety evidence, explicitly limiting the role of cost considerations.

“no such consideration can outweigh public safety threats” bill text, line 59 →
§ 4 Revocation and Forfeiture moderates. 947.148(7)

AIAllows the Commission to revoke release for violations, resulting in the inmate's return to prison and loss of good-time credit.

“the releasee's gain-time may be forfeited pursuant to s. 944.28(1)” bill text, line 70 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/9/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal...
11/20/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 947.148
+362 / −0
s. 947.13
+14 / −0
s. 947.141
+21 / −0