Florida House Bill 779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Prohibits use of restraints on prisoner known to be pregnant during labor, delivery, & postpartum recovery unless corrections official makes individualized determination that prisoner presents extraordinary circumstance requiring restraints; provides that doctor, nurse, or other health care professional treating prisoner may request that restraints not be used, in which case corrections officer or other official accompanying prisoner shall remove all restraints; requires that any restraint applied must be done in least restrictive manner, etc.

Restraint of Incarcerated Pregnant Women

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Rep. Betty Reed [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-04-21		Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 766
2011-04-19		On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/21/11, 11:00 am, 404 HOB
2011-04-18		Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 672
2011-04-15		Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 672
2011-04-13		On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/15/11, 9:45 am, Webster Hall --Not considered
2011-04-07		CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 586
2011-04-08		Original reference(s) removed: Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2011-04-07		Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2011-04-06		CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 588
2011-04-04		On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 04/06/11, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2011-03-08		Introduced -HJ 66
2011-03-03		Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 66
2011-02-16		Filed

S1086 () 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/779
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0779/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0779/BillText/c1/HTML