SB 1690 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Surrendered Infants

Summary

Surrendered Infants; Revising the definition of the term “infant”; defining the term “infant safety device”; authorizing certain hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to use infant safety devices to accept surrendered infants if the device meets specified criteria; requiring such hospitals, emergency medical services stations, and fire stations to monitor the inside of the device 24 hours per day and physically check and test the devices at specified intervals, etc.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

22–2

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic5

3 Yea 2 Nay

60% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-2-1)

senate

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 1

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors