Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 206
Session 2025
Pregnant Women in Custody
Active
Active
Failed in Senate on Jun 16, 2025
First Action
Jan 13, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 16, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
206
State
Florida
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
Smith
Cosponsor
Senate Votes (0)
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Pregnant Women in Custody; Citing this act as "Ava's Law"; requiring that, upon her request, every female arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe; authorizing a sentencing court to stay the beginning of the period of incarceration for up to a certain amount of time for a pregnant woman convicted of any offense; requiring municipal detention facilities and county detention facilities to collect and report to the Department of Corrections, and the department to collect from its own institutions, specified information, etc.
Actions (5)
06/16/2025
Senate
Died in Criminal Justice
05/03/2025
Senate
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/04/2025
Senate
Introduced
01/29/2025
Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/13/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 15, 2025 3:50:27 AM
Record Updated
Jul 6, 2025 11:33:43 AM