Surrendered Newborn Infants
Summary
Surrendered Newborn Infants; Authorizes hospitals, emergency medical services stations, & fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if device meets specified criteria; requires hospitals, emergency medical services stations, or fire stations to physically check & test devices at specified intervals; authorizes parent to leave newborn infant with medical staff or licensed healthcare professional at hospital after delivery of newborn infant; authorizes parent to surrender newborn infant by calling 911 & requesting EMS provider to meet at specified location to retrieve newborn infant.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 31, 2023
How they voted
109–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 117
Mar 31, 2023
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican85
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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