A 8649 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the "safe haven baby box act"

Summary
Enacts the "safe haven baby box act" to provide a defense to endangering the welfare of a child; defines "safe haven baby box" to mean a secure, climate-controlled device installed at a facility staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, including but not limited to hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and emergency medical service facilities.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
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Governor
Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
May 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
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Jaime Williams
DDemocratic
NY
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