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SB 828 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Temporary Cash Assistance Eligibility

Summary
Temporary Cash Assistance Eligibility; Removing the prohibition against awarding benefits to a person who has a felony drug conviction for trafficking; removing specified requirements for a person convicted of a drug felony to receive benefits, etc.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRemoves barriers for drug felony convicts to access cash assistance, aiding reintegration and reducing recidivism - key criminal justice reform indicators.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRemoves barriers to cash assistance benefits for individuals with drug felony convictions, expanding access to unemployment support.90% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mack Bernard
DDemocratic
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