HB 1339: Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants
GENERAL BILL by Abbott
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants; Requires licensed child-placing agencies to maintain specified registry; requires that certain information be removed from registry; prohibits child-placing agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; requires licensed child-placing agencies to immediately place surrendered newborn infant in physical custody of identified prospective adoptive parent; provides that prospective adoptive parent becomes guardian of such infant under certain conditions for certain period of time; requires court to require child-placing agency to make certain reasonable efforts to identify appropriate prospective adoptive parent; provides requirements for licensed child-placing agencies once they take physical custody of surrendered newborn infant.
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/2/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
5/5/2023 House • Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
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HB 1339, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2023 at 9:14 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1306 Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants Harrell Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Judiciary 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 63.039 Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions. Page 2 (pdf) 63.0423 Procedures with respect to surrendered infants. Page 3 (pdf) 383.50 Treatment of surrendered newborn infant. Page 4 (pdf)