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SB 876: Offenses Against Unborn Children

GENERAL BILL by Stargel

Offenses Against Unborn Children; Citing this act as the "Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act"; providing a rule of construction that a person who engages in conduct that violates any provision of the Florida Criminal Code or of a criminal offense defined by another statute and causes the death of, or bodily injury to, an unborn child commits a separate offense if such an offense is not otherwise specifically provided for; providing for criminal penalties for such an offense, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Judiciary (JU)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2013 Senate • Filed
    2/19/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 62
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 62
    3/15/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/13, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/20/2013 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Policy (714942); YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 239
    3/21/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
    3/27/2013 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 239
    4/3/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/08/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2013 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 363
    4/9/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 363
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 876, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2013 at 10:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2013 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/4/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 759 Offenses Against Unborn Children Ahern, Grant Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    714942 - Amendment
    Delete lines 26 - 27.     		Health Policy
    (Galvano)     		3/19/2013
    2:57 PM     		Favorable
    3/20/2013     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/20/2013 3:00 PM Health Policy 6 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/8/2013 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 4 (pdf)
    775.021 Rules of construction. Page 2 (pdf)
    782.071 Vehicular homicide. Page 4 (pdf)
    782.09 Killing of unborn quick child by injury to mother. Page 5 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)

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