CS/SB 630 (2022) -  Pregnant Women in Custody

General Bill by Judiciary and Jones (CO-SPONSORS) Powell; Taddeo; Torres
Pregnant Women in Custody: Citing this act as "Ava’s Law"; 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; authorizing a sentencing court to stay the beginning of the period of incarceration for up to a certain timeframe for a pregnant woman convicted of any offense; authorizing a sentencing court to order a pregnant woman to comply with specified terms and conditions during the stay of the incarceration, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: Died in Messages on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:03 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 11/30/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/31/22 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/09/22 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 363 Subject: Pregnant Women in Custody Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/10/2022 4:31:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/8/2022 10:10:17 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/1/2022 1:03:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/1/2022 1:01:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 11/30/2021 2:53:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 11/29/2021 12:28:24 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/02/2022 05:44 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 19] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/02/2022 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 510 Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 510 Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 510 Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/22 -SJ 521 Time: 02/28/2022 - 7:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/10/2022 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 364 Time: 02/09/2022 - 5:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/04/2022 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/04/2022 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 245 Time: 02/02/2022 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/01/2022 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 Time: 01/31/2022 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/26/2022 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 39 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 11/30/2021 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 95 Time: 11/30/2021 - 2:05 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/30/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 11/22/2021 - 1:42 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 39 Time: 11/03/2021 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/25/2021 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
907.033 HB 363
925.13 HB 363, HB 653, SB 1200