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FL S0172

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shevrin Jones

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires municipal and county detention facilities to notify arrested females of their right to request a pregnancy test if not released on bond within 72 hours, with tests administered within 24 hours of the request

  • Allows sentencing courts to stay incarceration for up to 12 weeks after a pregnant woman gives birth or is no longer pregnant, considering factors including offense severity, prior felonies, victim rights, and the health and safety of the unborn child

  • Requires courts to impose probation-style terms and conditions on pregnant women granted a stay of incarceration, with sanctions including immediate incarceration for violations or new criminal convictions

  • Mandates that within 10 days of beginning incarceration after a stay, women must be offered postpartum assessments including medical tests, lactation support, and mental health services

  • Requires the Department of Corrections and detention facilities to collect and quarterly publish data on stayed sentences, births, stillbirths, pregnancy complications, and miscarriages among incarcerated women

Legislative Description

Pregnant Women In Custody

Last Action

Introduced

1/13/2026

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