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CS/HB 137: Offenses Against Unborn Children

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Ahern; Trujillo; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley; Brandes; Costello; Gaetz; Gonzalez; Grant; Perry; Plakon; Porter; Renuart; Stargel; Van Zant; Weinstein

Offenses Against Unborn Children; Designates act "Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act"; revises provisions relating to vehicular homicide; defines term "unborn child" for specified purposes; revises terminology to refer to "unborn child" rather than "viable fetus"; provides specified exemptions from prosecution; provides that certain offenses relating to killing of unborn child by injury to mother do not require specified knowledge or intent or death of mother; provides legislative intent; conforms terminology.

Last Action: 03/09/2012 Died in Judiciary Committee

Effective Date: October 1, 2012


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
09/09/2011 House • Filed
10/03/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 17
01/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 17
01/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, 404 HOB
01/31/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 5 -HJ 321
02/01/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 312
02/02/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 451
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 451
03/09/2012 House • Died in Judiciary Committee