Surrendered Infants
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Feb 21, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
Co
Keith Perry
RRepublican
Co
Rosalind Osgood
DDemocratic
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