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SB 198: Homicide of Unborn Quick Child

GENERAL BILL by Sanderson

Homicide of Unborn Quick Child; includes death of unborn quick child under DUI manslaughter; makes killing of such child rather than killing of viable fetus "vehicular homicide"; provides that killing such child by injury to mother which would be murder in any degree if it resulted in death of mother is murder in same degree; provides penalties; provides that death of mother does not bar prosecution under specified circumstances, etc. Amends 316.193, 782.071,.09, 921.0022.

Effective Date: 10/01/2002
Last Action: 1/22/2002 Senate - Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00017; Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00003; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00003
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/5/2001 Senate • Prefiled
10/23/2001 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations
1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00017; Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00003; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00003