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CS/HB 133: Surrendered Newborn Infants

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Harding ; Beltran ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Andrade ; Benjamin ; Borrero ; Bush ; Caruso ; Chaney ; Fetterhoff ; Fischer ; Gregory ; McClain ; Persons-Mulicka ; Sabatini ; Sirois ; Snyder ; Trabulsy ; Yarborough

Surrendered Newborn Infants; Authorizes certain hospitals, emergency medical services stations, & fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants under certain circumstances; requires such entities to physically check & test devices at specified intervals; provides additional locations to which prohibition on initiation of criminal investigations based solely on surrendering of newborn infant applies; requires DOH to review & approve newborn infant safety devices.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/29/2020 House • Filed
1/20/2021 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
2/9/2021 House • Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
2/16/2021 House • Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2/18/2021 House • Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
3/9/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
3/10/2021 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/11/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/18/2021)
3/18/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 11
3/25/2021 Senate • In Messages
3/25/2021 House • Message sent to senate
3/30/2021 Senate • Referred to Rules -SJ 333
• Received -SJ 333
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 689
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 122 -SJ 690
• Read 2nd time -SJ 689
• Amendment(s) adopted (816820) -SJ 690
• Read 3rd time -SJ 691
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 691
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
4/28/2021 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Temporarily postponed, on Senate message list
4/29/2021 House • Amendment 275019 filed
• Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 036811 filed
• Amendment 036811 adopted
• Amendment 275019 adopted as amended
• Concurred in Senate amendment 816820 as amended
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
• Amendment 036811 replaced by engrossed amendment
• Amendment 275019 replaced by engrossed amendment
• Amendment 401131 engrossed amendment (replaces 275019, 036811)
4/29/2021 Senate • In returning messages
4/29/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in returning Messages