ABANDONED NEWBORN-RECLAIM
Summary
Amends the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Provides that if the parent of a newborn infant comes to the hospital, where his or her newborn infant has been transported after the parent relinquished the infant to a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station, to reclaim the infant within 72 hours of relinquishing the infant, the hospital must return the infant to the parent or, if the infant has already been discharged to the Department of Children and Family Services or child-placing agency, inform the parent of the name, location, and contact number of the Department or child-placing agency. Provides that the information packet given to a parent who is relinquishing a newborn child shall include written notice that a parent has the right to return and reclaim an abandoned infant within 72-hours of relinquishing the infant. Prohibits a fire station, emergency medical facility, or police station from disclosing any information concerning the relinquishing of the infant except to the hospital to which the infant is being transferred, to medical personnel involved in the transfer of the child to the hospital, or to the parent of the child. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jun 2007
House Passage
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 6, 2007
Signed Aug 30, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2007 · House Jun 5, 2007
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 16, 2007
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
5
Aug 30, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Jun 5, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Jun 5, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
lower
May 28, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 21, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 16, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-1)
senate
Apr 25, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health
upper
Apr 23, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 23, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Mar 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 22, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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