Florida House Bill 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires every female who is arrested & not released within 72 hours after arrest be administered pregnancy test upon request; requires each municipal or county detention facility notify each arrested female of right to request pregnancy test; authorizes sentencing court to stay beginning 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 to collect & report specified information.

Pregnant Women in Custody

Rep. Dianne Hart [D]

Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]

Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-11-02	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-11-02	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-11-02	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-11-02	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-10-19	House	Filed

S100 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice

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/2024/237
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/237/BillText/Filed/PDF