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CS/CS/SB 476: Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Judiciary ; Grall

Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child; Revising the definition of the term “survivors” to include the parents of an unborn child; defining the term “unborn child”; prohibiting a right of action against the mother for the wrongful death of an unborn child; authorizing parents of an unborn child to recover certain damages, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/15/2023 Senate • Filed
    11/28/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/31/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/5/2024 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2
    2/6/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    2/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 6
    2/19/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/20/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    2/21/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules

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  • CS/CS/SB 476, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2024 at 7:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 651 (c2) Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    606494 - Amendment
    Delete line 62 and insert:     		Rules
    (Grall)     		2/23/2024
    1:54 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.18 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    768.19 Right of action. Page 2 (pdf)
    768.21 Damages. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 476, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2024 at 12:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 651 (c1) Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    917114 - Amendment
    Between lines 45 and 46 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Grall)     		2/14/2024
    11:23 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/16/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/15/2024 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 10 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.18 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    768.19 Right of action. Page 2 (pdf)
    768.21 Damages. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 476, Original Filed Version Posted 11/15/2023 at 12:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 651 (c1) Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child Civil Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    324718 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Grall)     		2/2/2024
    2:13 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/5/2024 2:30 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.18 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    768.21 Damages. Page 2 (pdf)

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