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CS/SB 630: Pregnant Women in Custody

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Powell ; Taddeo ; Torres

Pregnant Women in Custody; Citing this act as "Ava’s Law"; requiring that every female who is arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe, upon her request; authorizing a sentencing court to stay the beginning of the period of incarceration for up to a certain timeframe for a pregnant woman convicted of any offense; authorizing a sentencing court to order a pregnant woman to comply with specified terms and conditions during the stay of the incarceration, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 39
    11/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/30/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    11/30/2021 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 95
    • Now in Judiciary
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 39
    1/26/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/31/2022 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243
    2/1/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/2/2022 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 245
    2/4/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/9/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 364
    2/10/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/28/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22 -SJ 521
    3/2/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 510
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 510
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 510
    3/2/2022 House • In Messages
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 630, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2022 at 5:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 363 Pregnant Women in Custody Hart Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/9/2022 9:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/2/2022 5:44 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    907.033 Page 2 (pdf)
    925.13 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 630, Original Filed Version Posted 10/25/2021 at 3:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/29/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/30/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 363 Pregnant Women in Custody Hart Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    715928 - Amendment
    Delete lines 58 - 116 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Jones)
    1/28/2022
    12:24 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/31/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    11/30/2021 12:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/31/2022 3:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    907.033 Page 2 (pdf)
    925.13 Page 2 (pdf)

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