The Florida Senate

HB 59: Pregnant Women in Custody

GENERAL BILL by Hart

Pregnant Women in Custody; Requires every female who is arrested & not released within 72 hours after arrest be administered pregnancy test upon request; requires that each municipal or county detention facility notify each arrested female of right to request pregnancy test; authorizes sentencing court to stay beginning of period of incarceration; authorizes court to order pregnant woman to comply with specified terms & conditions during stay; requires that woman be offered specified assessment & services; requires detention facilities & DOC to collect & report specified information.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  9/29/2025	House	• Filed
  10/7/2025	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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• HB 59, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/29/2025 at 4:18 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 172	Pregnant Women In Custody	Jones	Similar	Last Action: 11/3/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

  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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