Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Summary
Incarcerated Pregnant Women; Prohibiting the involuntary placement of pregnant prisoners in restrictive housing; providing exceptions; requiring corrections officials to write a specified report if circumstances necessitate placing a pregnant prisoner in restrictive housing; providing requirements for the treatment of pregnant prisoners placed in restrictive housing; requiring pregnant prisoners to be placed in a designated medical housing unit or admitted to the infirmary under certain circumstances; expanding enforcement provisions to provide for grievances for violations relating to restrictive housing of pregnant prisoners, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020 · House Mar 10, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
19
Committee
10
Jun 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (436717)
upper
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended (252236) -HJ 1251, 1254
lower
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted (436717) -HJ 1253, 1254
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (252236)
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (916456)
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (215111) -HJ 1023,1024
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/26/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/03/20, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Mercado
DDemocratic
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