SB 870 Florida Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Surrendered Newborn Infants

Summary

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.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2023 Last action May 5, 2023

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Committee

Mar 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Mar 15, 2023

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/20/23, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

upper

Mar 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 3

upper

Feb 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/06/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors