Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

HB 365 — Controlled Substances

Last action — Chapter No. 2023-196

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 05, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    3 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Controlled Substances; Revises elements of murder offenses; provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures & an overdose or serious bodily injury of user results; provides enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders provides that specified persons have certain protections from arrest & prosecution.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2023-196

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 6

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Amendment(s) failed (172718)

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 280

  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  12. Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

  13. Received

  14. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  15. In Messages

  16. CS passed; YEAS 85, NAYS 28

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  19. Placed on 3rd reading

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)

  22. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  23. Bill referred to House Calendar

  24. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  25. CS Filed

  26. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  27. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  28. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  29. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  30. Now in Judiciary Committee

  31. Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  32. Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  33. Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  34. Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  35. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  36. Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  37. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  38. CS Filed

  39. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  40. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  41. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  42. Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  43. PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  44. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  45. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  46. Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  47. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  48. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 153 not signed on · 31 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (153)

153 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 31 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3300
Republican 20101
Unaffiliated 7202
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 31603
% of votes cast 78%15%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Stewart — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Book — Not Voting
Hutson — Not Voting
Powell — Nay
Baxley — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Nay
Berman, Lori Democrat Nay
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Nay
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Nay
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Nay
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 85 Yea · 28 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 60301
Democrat 32203
Unaffiliated 22302
Total 852806
% of votes cast 71%24%0%5%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Nay
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Roth — Yea
Benjamin — Nay
Rudman — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Temple — Yea
Casello — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Nay
Fine — Not Voting
Caruso — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Not Voting
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Nay
Daley, Dan Democrat Not Voting
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Nay
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Nay
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Not Voting
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Nay
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Nay
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Nay
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
Tant, Allison Democrat Nay
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Nay
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Nay
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Not Voting
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Nay
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Nay
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1001
Democrat 1601
Republican 13001
Total 15603
% of votes cast 63%25%0%13%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Not Voting
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Not Voting
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Not Voting
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 0300
Republican 8100
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Favorable (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

Passed 15 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13000
Democrat 0300
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 15300
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Casello — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Nay
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 365 do?
Controlled Substances; Revises elements of murder offenses; provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures & an overdose or serious bodily injury of user results; provides enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders provides that specified persons have certain protections from arrest & prosecution.
Who sponsors HB 365?
HB 365 is sponsored by Steele, Kevin M. (Republican), Jacques, Berny (Republican), Garcia, Chaney, Linda (Republican), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" (Republican), Baker, Jessica (Republican), Amesty, Plakon, Rachel Saunders (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee.
What is the current status of HB 365?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2023. Enacted.
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