Florida House Bill 363 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Designates act "Ava's Law"; requires that every female arrested & not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered pregnancy test within specified timeframe, upon her request; requires that, if pregnant woman is convicted of crime & sentenced to incarceration of any length, sentencing judge provide her opportunity to defer imposed sentence until specified time after delivery; authorizes sentencing judge to order pregnant woman to comply with certain terms & conditions during deferral; requires that woman be offered, & receive upon her request, specified services within 10 days after deferral ends; requires collection & reporting of specified information.

Pregnant Women in Custody

Rep. Dianne Hart [D]	Rep. Christopher Benjamin [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson [D]
Rep. Evan Jenne [D]	Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson [D]	Rep. Susan Valdes [D]	Rep. Marie Woodson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	House	Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2022-03-12	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-01-11	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-11-05	House	Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-11-05	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-11-05	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-11-05	House	Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-10-20	House	Filed

S630 (Same As) 2022-03-14 - Died in Messages

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
907	033		Amended Code	See Bill Text
925	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/363
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/363/BillText/Filed/PDF