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SB 162: Offenses Against Unborn Children

GENERAL BILL by Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benacquisto ; Flores

Offenses Against Unborn Children; Citing this act as the "Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act;" providing a rule of construction that a person who engages in conduct that violates any provision of the Florida Criminal Code or of a criminal offense defined by another statute and causes the death of, or bodily injury to, an unborn child commits a separate offense if such an offense is not otherwise specifically provided for; providing for criminal penalties for such an offense, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
 Last Action: 4/23/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 59 (Ch. 2014-194) -SJ 580
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/17/2013 Senate • Filed
    9/25/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 23
    10/28/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/04/13, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    11/4/2013 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 137
    11/5/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 137
    2/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/14, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/18/2014 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 137
    • Now in Rules -SJ 137
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 23
    3/21/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/26/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 3 -SJ 355
    3/27/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 355
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/14
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/14
    4/3/2014 Senate • Retained on Calendar
    4/8/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/14
    4/11/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 506
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/23/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 580
    • Substituted CS/HB 59 -SJ 580
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 59 (Ch. 2014-194) -SJ 580

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  • SB 162, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/7/2014 at 10:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 10/31/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/5/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 59 (er) Offenses Against Unborn Children Ahern Similar Last Action: 6/20/2014 Chapter No. 2014-194
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    11/4/2013 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 2 Nays
    2/18/2014 10:00 AM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 2 Nays
    3/26/2014 4:00 PM Rules 9 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 4 (pdf)
    775.021 Rules of construction. Page 2 (pdf)
    782.071 Vehicular homicide. Page 4 (pdf)
    782.09 Killing of unborn quick child by injury to mother. Page 5 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)

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