CS/HB 1901: Child Protection/Abandoned Newborns
GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Murman ; Kelly ; Roberts-Burke ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sanderson ; Feeney ; Peaden ; Maygarden ; Byrd ; Crow ; Fiorentino ; Chestnut ; Greene ; Wilson ; Brummer ; Minton ; Lynn ; Dockery ; Putnam ; Fasano ; Littlefield ; Crist
Child Protection/Abandoned Newborns; prescribes duties of hospitals & fire stations re abandoned newborn infants, as defined; provides for anonymity of such infants' parents; provides duties of state adoption info center re maintaining list of child-placing agencies with which abandoned newborns may be placed; provides statute of repose for setting aside adoptions; provides duties of CFS Dept. in conjunction with Health Dept. to produce media campaign re abandoned newborns, etc. Amends FS.
Last Action: 6/2/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-188; See also SB 2082 (Ch. 2000-213)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/10/2000 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/15/2000 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00277 |
| 3/17/2000 | House |
• Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00327 |
| 3/31/2000 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 04/04/00, 3:30 pm, 317-C |
| 4/4/2000 | House |
• Comm. Action: CS by Family Law & Children (CJC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00536 |
| 4/12/2000 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/12/00 -HJ 00532 • Withdrawn from Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00507; Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) |
| 4/10/2000 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00536; Now in Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00536 |
| 4/18/2000 | House |
• Withdrawn from Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00557; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar |
| 4/24/2000 | House |
• Placed on General Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00670; CS passed; YEAS 109 NAYS 2 -HJ 00670 |
| 4/24/2000 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/26/2000 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00533 |
| 5/3/2000 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00944; Substituted for CS/SB 2080 -SJ 00944; Read second and third times -SJ 00944; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00944 |
| 5/3/2000 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 01529 |
| 5/22/2000 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 6/2/2000 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-188; See also SB 2082 (Ch. 2000-213) |