Requiring the department of social and health services to collect and publicly report information on the safe surrender of newborn children.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Apr 24, 2017
Signed Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2018 · House Feb 27, 2018
How they voted
44–1
Passed
Total votes 45
Mar 5, 2018
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 22, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-1)
house
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Feb 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
ELHS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
May 23, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Feb 21, 2017
Committee
On motion, referred to Rules Green Sheet for second reading.
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GP
Guy Palumbo
DDemocratic
Co
JF
Joe Fain
RRepublican
Co
SN
Sharon Nelson
DDemocratic
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