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CS/SB 1426: Pregnant Women in Custody

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Jones

Pregnant Women in Custody; Citing this act as the "Protecting the Dignity of Women and Infants Act"; 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; requiring that each municipal or county detention facility notify each arrested female upon booking of her right to request a pregnancy test; requiring that, if a pregnant woman is convicted of a crime and sentenced to incarceration of any length, the sentencing judge provide the pregnant woman the opportunity to defer the imposed sentence until a certain time after delivery, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 139
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 139
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
    3/11/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Judiciary
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 245
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/SB 1426, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2021 at 12:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1115 Health Care for Women in the Criminal Justice System Nixon Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    907.033 Page 2 (pdf)
    925.13 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 1426, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2021 at 12:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1115 Health Care for Women in the Criminal Justice System Nixon Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    105058 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Jones)     		3/8/2021
    3:22 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/9/2021     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    907.033 Page 2 (pdf)
    925.13 Page 2 (pdf)

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