S0172Introduced in the Senate
Pregnant Women In Custody
Introduced by Shevrin Jones, District 34
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Died in Criminal Justice
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Introduced
Died in Criminal Justice
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