Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H59: Pregnant Women in Custody
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires every female who is arrested & not released within 72 hours after arrest be administered pregnancy test upon request; requires that each municipal or county detention facility notify each arrested female of right to request pregnancy test; authorizes sentencing court to stay beginning of period of incarceration; authorizes court to order pregnant woman to comply with specified terms & conditions during stay; requires that woman be offered specified assessment & services; requires detention facilities & DOC to collect & report specified information.
What the bill says
An act relating to pregnant women in custody; providing a short title; creating s. 907.033, F.S.; requiring that every female who is arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe upon her request; requiring that each municipal detention facility or county detention facility notify each arrested female upon booking at the facility of her right to request a pregnancy test; specifying the methods of conducting the pregnancy test; defining the term "female"; creating s. 925.13, F.S.; defining the term "pregnant woman"…
From the introduced text, September 29, 2025:
An act relating to pregnant women in custody; providing a short title; creating s. 907.033, F.S.; requiring that every female who is arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered a pregnancy test within a specified timeframe upon her request; requiring that each municipal detention facility or county detention facility notify each arrested female upon booking at the facility of her right to request a pregnancy test; specifying the methods of conducting the pregnancy test; defining the term "female"; creating s. 925.13, F.S.; defining the term "pregnant woman"; authorizing a sentencing court to stay the beginning of the period of incarceration for up to a certain amount of time for a pregnant woman convicted of any offense; 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; requiring the court to explain in writing its reasons for granting a stay of incarceration; authorizing a sentencing court to order a pregnant woman to comply with specified terms and conditions during the stay of incarceration; requiring that, within 10 days after the end of the stay of HB 59 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb59-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES incarceration and the commencement of the woman's incarceration, …