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CS/HB 707: Unborn Quick Child/Homicide

GENERAL BILL by Planas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Baxley ; Bullard ; Cantens ; Hogan ; Llorente ; Murzin ; Needelman ; Rivera ; Sansom

Unborn Quick Child/Homicide; includes death of unborn quick child under DUI manslaughter; makes killing of said child rather than killing of viable fetus "vehicular homicide"; provides that killing said 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 that death of mother does not bar prosecution under specified circumstances, etc. Amends 316.193, 782.071,.09, 921.0022.

Effective Date: 10/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2003 House • Prefiled
    3/4/2003 House • Introduced -HJ 00068
    3/7/2003 House • Referred to Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety & Crime Prevention -HJ 00162
    3/18/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Criminal Justice (PS), 03/20/03, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
    3/25/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Criminal Justice (PS), 03/27/03, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/27/2003 House • Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice (PS); YEAS 5 NAYS 3; Now in Public Safety & Crime Prevention
    3/31/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention, 04/02/03, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall --Not considered
    4/8/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention, 04/10/03, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/10/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS 10 NAYS 6 -HJ 00386
    4/14/2003 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b)
    4/18/2003 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00386
    4/25/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00618; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00619; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00622
    4/29/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00794; Passed as amended; YEAS 70 NAYS 44 -HJ 00794
    4/29/2003 Senate • In Messages
    5/1/2003 Senate • Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 01055
    5/2/2003 Senate • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

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  • CS/HB 707, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2003 at 10:47 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2072 (c1) Unborn Quick Child/Homicide Cowin Similar Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
    Location:

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/29/2003 4:45 PM House 70 Yeas - 44 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.
    782.071 Vehicular homicide.
    782.09 Killing of unborn child by injury to mother.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.

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  • CS/HB 707, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/14/2003 at 12:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    364557 - Amendment
    Planas 4/23/2003
    10:18 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    170493 - Amendment
    Planas 4/23/2003
    11:43 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.
    782.071 Vehicular homicide.
    782.09 Killing of unborn child by injury to mother.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.

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  • HB 707, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2003 at 5:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Public Safety & Crime Prevention (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Public Safety & Crime Prevention (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.
    782.071 Vehicular homicide.
    782.09 Killing of unborn child by injury to mother.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.

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