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Current Legislation
Here are the bills that we are monitoring in the Florida Legislature for the 2010 legislative session.
Click on each header to sort by bill name, number or status. Click on the bill's name to see its details.
Pro-Choice Bills
| Bill Name | Number | Sponsor | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention First Act | SB 652 | Senator Nan H. Rich* |
The Prevention First Act increases access to birth control. |
Referred to Health Regulation, Judiciary and Health and Human Services Appropriations; PFA failed to be given a hearing this session and ultimately died |
| Healthy Teens Act | HB 169 | Representative Keith Fitzgerald |
Protects Florida teens by providing comprehensive sex education – including facts about abstinence and methods of preventing unintended pregnancy and the spread of diseases. |
Referred to PreK-12 Policy Committee, Health Care Services Policy Committee, PreK-12 Appropriations Committee, Education Policy Council; HTA failed to be given a hearing and utilmately died this session |
| Prevention First Act | HB 517 | Representative Audrey Gibson |
The Prevention First Act increases access to birth control. |
Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy Committee, Health Care Appropriations Committee, Health & Family Services Policy Council: PFA failed to be given a hearing this session and ultimately died |
| Healthy Teens Act | SB 1502 | Senator Ted Deutch |
Protects Florida teens by providing comprehensive sex education – including facts about abstinence and methods of preventing unintended pregnancy and the spread of diseases. |
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Regulation; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations: HTA failed to be given a hearing and utilmately died this session |
Anti-Choice Bills
| Bill Name | Number | Sponsor | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fetal Homicide | SB 290 | Senator Mike Fasano* |
Undermines the right of a woman to choose an abortion and elevates the legal status of the fetus to that of an adult human being. |
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; TP'd on 3/11/10 in Criminal Justice; Passed Criminal Justice Committee 6-2; Passed Judiciary Committee 5-3, was withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations, passed the full Senate 4/29/2010 by 25-11 vote. Bill died on House Calendar. |
| Fetal Homicide | HB 141 | Representative Ralph Poppell |
Undermines the right of a woman to choose an abortion and elevates the legal status of the fetus to that of an adult human being. |
Referred to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy (CCJP); Policy Council; Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Bill failed to be given a hearing and ultimately died. |
| Pregnant Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care | HB 1383 | Representative Michael Weinstein |
Assigns a "special" Guardian ad Litem to make decisions for a pregnant minor. The Guardian ad Litem would be trained by the leading so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" in Florida, who are known to lie to, intimidate and harass woman and deny women all options counseling. |
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Committee; Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council: Passed Health Care Appropriations 10-4 on 4/6/2010: Passed Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council 12-2 on 4/12/2010: Bill failed to be heard on House floor and utilmately died. |
| Abortion restrictions | HB 1143 | Representative Matt Hudson |
HB 1143 will result in hundreds of thousands of women losing health care coverage that they currently have today. |
Bill presented to Governor on 6/07/2010, vetoed on 6/11/2010 |
| Infant Born Alive Act | HB 1063 | Representative William D. Snyder |
Would creation tension with Roe v. Wade and require the state to provide the same rights to a fetus as it would an infant. |
Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy Committee; Health & Family Services Policy Council; TP'd in Health Regulation Committee on 3/11/10 |
| Ban on Abortion | HB 1097 | Representative Charles Van Zant |
Would ban abortion in Florida except if the life of the pregnant woman is at stake. Would also require survivors of rape, sexual assault and incest carry a pregnancy to term against their will. |
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Health Care Regulation Policy Committee; Policy Council: failed to be given a hearing this session and ultimately died. |
| Parental Notice of Abortion | SB 2446 | Representative Andy Gardiner |
Restricts access to abortion |
Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; placed on Health Regulation Agenda 4/13/10: Bill TP'D on 4/14/2010 and 4/30/2010, due to lack of votes - Bill ultimately died this session |
| Parental Notice of Abortion | HB 1449 | Representative Kelli Stargel |
Restricts access to abortion |
Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Policy Council: Bill passed Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council 11-4 on 4/13/2010. Bill failed to be heard in Policy Council and ultimately died. |

