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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
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Jan 13, 2026
Session
FL 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Introduced
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Filed
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Introduced