FL S0854 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Revising the circumstances under which a prisoner who is known to be pregnant may not be restrained; specifying conditions under which restraints may be used; requiring the Department of Corrections, correctional facilities, and certain agencies to develop policies that meet certain requirements for the use of restraints on prisoners known to be pregnant; providing requirements for the care of the prisoner after she has given birth and of the prisoner's infant; prohibiting the involuntary placement of pregnant prisoners in restrictive housing, etc.

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Title

Incarcerated Pregnant Women

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-14SenateDied in Criminal Justice
2020-03-14SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2020-01-14SenateIntroduced
2019-11-21SenateReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
2019-11-12SenateFiled

Same As/Similar To

S852 (Similar To) 2020-03-11 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1259
H1259 (Similar To) 2020-06-24 - Chapter No. 2020-89

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
944241Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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