THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Kathleen Passidomo Paul Renner
President of the Senate Speaker of the House of
Representatives
May 02, 2023
The Honorable Kathleen Passidomo
President of the Senate
The Honorable Paul Renner
Speaker, House of Representatives
Dear Madam President and Mr. Speaker:
Your Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on SB 7018, same
being:
An act relating to Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
having met, and after full and free conference, do recommend to their respective houses as
follows:
1. That the House of Representatives recede from its Amendment 256357.
2. That the Senate and House of Representatives adopt the Conference Committee
Amendment attached hereto, and by reference made a part of this report.
The Honorable Kathleen Passidomo
The Honorable Paul Renner
May 02, 2023
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Senator Doug Broxson, Chair Senator Ben Albritton, At Large
Senator Bryan Avila Senator Dennis Baxley, At Large
Senator Lori Berman Senator Lauren Book, At Large
Senator Jim Boyd Senator Jennifer Bradley
Senator Jason Brodeur Senator Danny Burgess
Senator Colleen Burton Senator Alexis Calatayud
Senator Jay Collins Senator Tracie Davis
Senator Nick DiCeglie Senator Ileana Garcia
Senator Erin Grall Senator Joe Gruters
Senator Gayle Harrell Senator Ed Hooper
Senator Travis Hutson, At Large Senator Blaise Ingoglia
Senator Shevrin D. Jones Senator Jonathan Martin
Senator Debbie Mayfield, At Large Senator Rosalind Osgood
Senator Keith Perry, At Large Senator Jason W. B. Pizzo
Senator Tina Scott Polsky Senator Bobby Powell
Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez Senator Darryl Ervin Rouson, At Large
Senator Corey Simon Senator Linda Stewart
Senator Geraldine F. Thompson Senator Victor M. Torres Jr.
SB 7018
The Honorable Kathleen Passidomo
The Honorable Paul Renner
May 02, 2023
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Senator Jay Trumbull Senator Tom A. Wright
Senator Clay Yarborough
Conferees on the part of the Senate
SB 7018
The Honorable Kathleen Passidomo
The Honorable Paul Renner
May 02, 2023
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Representative Robert Charles Brannan III, Chair Representative Thomas J. Leek, Chair
Representative Thad Altman, At Large Representative Robert Alexander Andrade, At Large
Representative Mike Beltran Representative Christopher Benjamin, At Large
Representative Adam Botana, At Large Representative Demi Busatta Cabrera, At Large
Representative Kevin D. Chambliss, At Large Representative Charles Wesley Clemons, Sr., At
Large
Representative Dan Daley, At Large Representative Fentrice Driskell, At Large
Representative Tom Fabricio Representative Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
Representative Randy Fine, At Large Representative Sam Garrison, At Large
Representative Michael Gottlieb, At Large Representative Michael Grant, At Large
Representative Tommy Gregory, At Large Representative Dianne Hart
Representative Christine Hunschofsky, At Large Representative Berny Jacques
Representative Ralph E. Massullo, MD, At Large Representative Stan McClain, At Large
Representative Lawrence McClure, At Large Representative Bobby Payne, At Large
Representative Daniel Perez, At Large Representative Rachel Lora Saunders Plakon
Representative Felicia Simone Robinson, At Large Representative Bob Rommel, At Large
Representative Jason Shoaf, At Large Representative David Silvers, At Large
Representative Kelly Skidmore, At Large Representative David Smith
Representative John Snyder, At Large Representative Paula A. Stark
Representative Josie Tomkow, At Large Representative Susan L. Valdés, At Large
SB 7018
The Honorable Kathleen Passidomo
The Honorable Paul Renner
May 02, 2023
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Representative Katherine Waldron Representative Patricia H. Williams, At Large
Representative Marie Paule Woodson, At Large
Managers on the part of the House of Representatives
SB 7018
SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTION Page 6
May 02, 2023
The Conference Committee Amendment for SB 7018, relating to the state-operated inmate
welfare trust fund, amends s. 945.215, F.S., to add additional funding sources from which all
such proceeds must be deposited into the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund
or the General Revenue Fund. These additional funding sources include:
Copayments made by inmates for nonemergency visits to a health care provider;
Any proceeds obtained through the collection of damages; and
Cost of incarceration liens.
Additionally, the amendment increases the maximum amount of funds deposited into the State-
Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund from $2.5 million to $32 million.
The amendment also authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to expend funds from the
Trust Fund to be used at correctional facilities to include fixed capital outlays for educational
facilities.
The amendment amends s. 945.215(1)(f), F.S., to eliminate the cap on the weekly amount
(currently $100) that inmates can spend on canteen and vending items. Without the cap, the
weekly amount would be set by the DOC.
The amendment amends s. 945.6037, F.S., to require the proceeds of each copayment to be
deposited into the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or into the General
Revenue Fund.
The amendment reenacts ss. 944.516(5), 944.73(2), and 946.002(4)(b), F.S., relating to the
disposition of unexpended trust funds, the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust
Fund, and forfeiture of a prisoner’s earned funds.
The amendment has a fiscal impact of $29.5 million in recurring funds from the General
Revenue Fund. The amendment takes effect July 1, 2023.
SB 7018
Statutes affected: S 7018 pb: 945.6037
S 7018 Filed: 945.6037
S 7018 e1: 945.6037
S 7018 er: 945.6037