CS/SB 1426 (2021) -  Pregnant Women in Custody

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Jones
Pregnant Women in Custody: Citing this act as the "Protecting the Dignity of Women and Infants Act"; requiring that every female who is arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe, upon her request; requiring that each municipal or county detention facility notify each arrested female upon booking of her right to request a pregnancy test; requiring that, if a pregnant woman is convicted of a crime and sentenced to incarceration of any length, the sentencing judge provide the pregnant woman the opportunity to defer the imposed sentence until a certain time after delivery, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/09/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1115 Subject: Health Care for Women in the Criminal Justice System Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/11/2021 12:14:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/8/2021 3:12:39 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 245 Time: 03/11/2021 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/11/2021 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/04/2021 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 139 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 139 Time: 02/24/2021 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/18/2021 - 12:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
907.033
925.13