• Introduced
    Oct 14, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 172
Florida Senate Bill
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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.
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Senate • Mar 13, 2026: Died in Criminal Justice
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  • Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Died in Criminal Justice
  • Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Introduced
  • Nov 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  • Oct 14, 2025 | Senate
    • Filed
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