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Current Legislation

Here are the bills that we are monitoring in the Florida Legislature for the 2010 legislative session.

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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TP'd on 3/11/10 in Criminal Justice; Passed Criminal Justice Committee 6-2; Passed Judiciary Committee 5-3, was withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations, passed the full Senate 4/29/2010 by 25-11 vote.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.