CS/CS/SB 476 - Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Judiciary and Grall

Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child: Revising the definition of the term “survivors” to include the parents of an unborn child; defining the term “unborn child”; prohibiting a right of action against the mother for the wrongful death of an unborn child; authorizing parents of an unborn child to recover certain damages, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2024

Last Event: 03/08/24 S Died in Rules on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Lobbyist Disclosure Information

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

Judiciary
- On agenda for: 02/05/24 2:30 PM
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7 Nays 2
Fiscal Policy
- On agenda for: 02/15/24 12:00 PM
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10 Nays 6
Rules
- On agenda for: 02/26/24 2:00 PM

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 651	Subject: Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child	Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 2
- A 606494 , Rules, Grall Date Filed: 02/23/24, Line#: 62
Committee Substitute 1
- A 917114 , Fiscal Policy, Grall Date Filed: 02/14/24, Line#: 45 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2024 04:28 PM
Original Filed Version
- D 324718 , Judiciary, Grall Date Filed: 02/02/24, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/05/2024 08:43 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Rules 2/23/2024 1:05:31 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/16/2024 4:37:47 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Fiscal Policy 2/13/2024 1:43:52 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Judiciary 2/6/2024 12:03:00 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Judiciary 2/2/2024 2:00:15 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules	Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed	Time: 02/21/2024 - 5:38 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time	Time: 02/20/2024 - 3:51 PM	Member:	Committee: Fiscal Policy	Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules	Time: 02/20/2024 - 1:16 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)	Time: 02/19/2024 - 7:53 AM	Member:	Committee: Fiscal Policy	Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 6	Time: 02/15/2024 - 6:53 PM	Member:	Committee: Fiscal Policy	Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building	Time: 02/12/2024 - 3:02 PM	Member:	Committee: Fiscal Policy	Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy	Time: 02/06/2024 - 7:07 PM	Member:	Committee: Fiscal Policy	Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time	Time: 02/06/2024 - 3:34 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)	Time: 02/06/2024 - 12:13 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2	Time: 02/05/2024 - 8:08 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building	Time: 01/31/2024 - 3:16 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S Introduced	Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Fiscal Policy; Rules	Time: 11/28/2023 - 8:08 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S Filed	Time: 11/15/2023 - 12:21 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
768.18	CS/CS/HB 651
768.19	CS/CS/HB 651
768.21	HB 77, HB 129, CS/SB 248, SB 310, SB 442, CS/CS/HB 651