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SB 790: Surrendered Infants

GENERAL BILL by Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Perry

Surrendered Infants; Changing the term “newborn infant” to “infant”; increasing the age at which a child is considered an infant; authorizing a parent to leave an infant with medical staff or a licensed health care professional at a hospital after the delivery of the infant, upon the parent giving a certain notification; authorizing a parent to surrender an infant by calling 911 to request that an emergency medical services provider meet the surrendering parent at a specified location, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 2/21/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2024-213) -SJ 435
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
12/7/2023 Senate • Filed
12/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/16/2024 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
• Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
1/25/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/30/2024 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/8/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/15/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
2/21/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 435
• Substituted CS/HB 775 -SJ 435
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2024-213) -SJ 435