HB 327: Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants
GENERAL BILL by Abbott ; Temple
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants; Requires community-based care lead agencies to maintain specified registry; requires that certain information be removed from registry; prohibits lead agency from transferring certain costs to prospective adoptive parents; revises entity responsible for surrendered infants from licensed child-placing agencies to community-based care lead agencies; provides requirements for lead agencies once they take physical custody of surrendered newborn infant.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/3/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/22/2023 | House |
• Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee |
| 1/9/2024 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/8/2024 | House |
• Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee |
