Rétablir les peines planchers

This is an ordinary bill (proposition de loi) before the French National Assembly, titled 'Rétablir les peines planchers' (restore mandatory minimum sentences). Minimum sentences are fixed lower limits of prison time that judges must impose for certain repeat or serious offences, unless they give specific reasons not to. The bill would reintroduce such floors, which were previously in French law and later repealed or reduced. This summary is based on the title and metadata only, not the full legislative text. The measure would mainly affect people convicted of repeat or specified offences and the courts that sentence them. It would limit judges' discretion in sentencing, which is the central point of debate between supporters, who see it as a deterrent, and critics, who argue it reduces individual justice and can worsen prison overcrowding. Exact scope depends on the text as adopted.