SB 1710 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson

Summary
Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson; Creating the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson within the Department of Corrections; establishing the Corrections Oversight Committee; authorizing the office to subpoena department records, employees, or contractors; requiring the office to conduct periodic inspections of department facilities; requiring the office to create an electronic family form and make it available on the office’s public website for a specified purpose, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,500,000
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Carlos Smith
DDemocratic
FL
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