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CS/SB 1704: Surrendered Newborn Infants/Safe Haven Protection [SPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Storms ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Peaden ; Dockery ; Bennett ; Crist

Surrendered Newborn Infants/Safe Haven Protection [SPCC]; Provides that a parent who surrenders a newborn infant in accordance with statutory provisions is presumed to have consented to termination of parental rights, and express consent is not required. Provides that a licensed child-placing agency may not attempt to search for and notify the parent as required by law. Redefines the term "newborn infant" to raise the age at which an infant may be left anonymously from 3 to 7 days old, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/11/2008	Senate	• Filed
  2/27/2008	Senate	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Judiciary
  3/4/2008	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Judiciary -SJ 00105
  3/7/2008	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/08, 2:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
  3/14/2008	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/19/08, 9:00 am, 412-K
  3/19/2008	Senate	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00289; CS read 1st time on 03/20/08 -SJ 00323
  3/20/2008	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
  3/21/2008	Senate	• Now in Health Policy -SJ 00289; On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/26/08, 1:00 pm, 301-S
  3/26/2008	Senate	• Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00390
  3/27/2008	Senate	• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00390
  4/11/2008	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/16/08, 3:30 pm, 110-S
  4/16/2008	Senate	• Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00686
  4/17/2008	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00686
  4/23/2008	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted HB 7007 -SJ 00746; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7007 (Ch. 2008-90) -SJ 00746

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• CS/SB 1704, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2008 at 12:19 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2008 (pdf) Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2008 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2008 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 7007		Garcia	Similar	Last Action: 5/28/2008 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-90 Location:

  Committee Votes (2)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/26/2008 1:00 PM	Health Policy	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/16/2008 3:00 PM	Judiciary	10 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  39.01	Definitions.
  39.201	Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.
  63.0423	Procedures with respect to abandoned infants.
  383.50	Treatment of abandoned newborn infant.

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• SB 1704, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2008 at 4:17 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  021404 - Amendment	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Storms)	3/11/2008 10:20 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/19/2008	Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  63.0423	Procedures with respect to abandoned infants.
  383.50	Treatment of abandoned newborn infant.

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