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CS/SB 870: Surrendered Newborn Infants

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Surrendered Newborn Infants; Revising the definition of the term “newborn infant”; authorizing certain hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if the device meets specified criteria; authorizing a parent to leave a newborn infant with medical staff or a licensed health care professional at a hospital after the delivery of the newborn infant under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2023 Senate • Filed
2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
2/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/6/2023 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
3/7/2023 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• Introduced
3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/20/23, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/20/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 3
3/22/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
3/23/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Rules