FL SB 172
deadPregnant Women In Custody
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 172 pass?
No. FL SB 172 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice
What is FL SB 172 about?
Pregnant Women In Custody; Citing this act as "Ava's law"; requiring that, upon her request, every female arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe; requiring each municipal detention facility or county detention facility to notify each arrested female upon booking at the facility of her right to request a pregnancy test; defining the term “pregnant woman”; requiring the court to consider specified factors in determining whether to grant a pregnant woman’s request to stay the beginning of the period of incarceration, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 172?
Jones is the primary sponsor of FL SB 172.
Description
Pregnant Women In Custody; Citing this act as "Ava's law"; requiring that, upon her request, every female arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe; requiring each municipal detention facility or county detention facility to notify each arrested female upon booking at the facility of her right to request a pregnancy test; defining the term “pregnant woman”; requiring the court to consider specified factors in determining whether to grant a pregnant woman’s request to stay the beginning of the period of incarceration, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Jonesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Criminal Justice
failure
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-03
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-10-14
Filed
filing
Versions
- S 172 FiledCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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