Surrendered Infants
Summary
Surrendered Infants; Authorizes parent to surrender infant with medical staff or licensed healthcare professional at hospital after delivery; authorizes parent to surrender infant by dialing 911 to request that EMS provider meet surrendering parent at specified location; requires surrendering parent to stay with infant until EMS provider arrives to take custody of infant.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Dec 7, 2023
Signed May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Feb 15, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 29, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Canady
RRepublican
P
Mike Beltran
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
Dana Trabulsy
RRepublican
Co
Dianne Hart-Lowman
DDemocratic
Co
Doug Bankson
RRepublican
Co
Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
Co
Robin Bartleman
DDemocratic
Co
Ryan Chamberlin
RRepublican
Co
Shane Abbott
RRepublican
Co
Tae Edmonds
DDemocratic
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