Key Votes
CS HB 71 - Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act - Key Vote
Florida Key Votes
Marco Rubio voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 27, 2007 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- April 27, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Dec. 6, 2006 Introduced
Family
- CS HB 71 - Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act
- LD 1290 - Preventative Practices in Oral Health Care
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - April 27, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (76-39) - April 27, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that changes the law concerning crimes against unborn children.
Highlights:
-Changes the term "viable fetus" to "unborn child," which is defined with regards to homicide laws as a human at any stage of development within the womb (Sec. 2).
-Defines murder of an unborn child as the killing of an unborn child by injury to the mother, regardless of whether the person committing the offense knew the victim was pregnant or intended to harm the unborn child (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Dec. 6, 2006
Title: Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Sponsors
- Ralph Poppell (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Thad Altman (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Attkisson (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis K. Baxley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer Carroll (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Legg (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mitch Needelman (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- William D. Snyder (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony Trey Traviesa (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trudi K. Williams (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
