SB 162 (2014) -  Offenses Against Unborn Children

General Bill by Stargel (CO-SPONSORS) Benacquisto; Flores
Offenses Against Unborn Children: Citing this act as the "Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act;" providing a rule of construction that a person who engages in conduct that violates any provision of the Florida Criminal Code or of a criminal offense defined by another statute and causes the death of, or bodily injury to, an unborn child commits a separate offense if such an offense is not otherwise specifically provided for; providing for criminal penalties for such an offense, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2014
Last Event: 04/23/14 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 59 (Ch. 2014-194) -SJ 580 on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 3:14 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 11/04/13 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 2
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/18/14 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/26/14 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 3

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 59 Subject: Offenses Against Unborn Children Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/26/2014 6:34:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/25/2014 9:03:47 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/18/2014 1:14:48 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/17/2014 9:50:08 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 11/5/2013 8:25:36 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 10/31/2013 2:17:01 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 59 (Ch. 2014-194) -SJ 580 Time: 04/23/2014 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 59 -SJ 580 Time: 04/23/2014 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 580 Time: 04/23/2014 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/11/2014 - 12:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 506 Time: 04/11/2014 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/14 Time: 04/08/2014 - 11:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Retained on Calendar Time: 04/03/2014 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/14 Time: 03/27/2014 - 5:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/14 Time: 03/27/2014 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 355 Time: 03/27/2014 - 9:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 3 -SJ 355 Time: 03/26/2014 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/21/2014 - 2:34 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 23 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 137 Time: 02/18/2014 - 1:28 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 137 Time: 02/18/2014 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/14, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/10/2014 - 12:51 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 137 Time: 11/05/2013 - 8:55 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 137 Time: 11/04/2013 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/04/13, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 10/28/2013 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 23 Time: 09/25/2013 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/17/2013 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.193 CS/HB 59, HB 299, SB 1118, CS/CS/HB 7005
435.04 CS/HB 59, SB 434, CS/HB 463, CS/CS/SB 674, CS/CS/CS/HB 753, CS/SB 968, HB 4015
775.021 CS/HB 59
782.071 CS/HB 59, HB 7071
782.09 CS/HB 59
921.0022 HB 55, CS/HB 59, CS/HB 99, SB 100, CS/CS/SB 102, CS/SB 182, CS/HB 183, CS/SB 190, SB 302, HB 317, CS/SB 360, CS/CS/CS/SB 364, CS/CS/HB 409, CS/HB 485, CS/CS/CS/SB 526, CS/CS/SB 528, CS/CS/SB 588, HB 637, CS/CS/CS/HB 641, CS/HB 697, CS/SB 698, CS/CS/CS/HB 753, CS/CS/CS/SB 768, CS/SB 780, HB 859, SB 938, SB 962, CS/SB 968, CS/CS/CS/HB 989, CS/HB 1017, CS/CS/HB 1215, CS/HB 1383, CS/SB 1440, SB 1504, CS/CS/HB 7025, CS/HB 7027, HB 7133